La valija de Benavidez

A surreal satire on the arts world, Laura Casabe's extraordinarily assured feature debut is highly stylised fright fare and another tour de force from the burgeoning Argentine genre hotbed. Frustrated art teacher Benavidez is sick of living in the shadow of his formidable artist father and seeks refuge at his psychiatrist's house where equally tormented creative spirits live in the basement in return for producing artworks sold at elite auction. As the immense mansion transforms into a bizarre maze, with its endless corridors and weird rooms a reflection of Benavidez' tortured soul, true horror lies at the labyrinth's end. (FrightFest)