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Starring: Pep Tosar,  Trae Houlihan,  Xevi Collellmir,  Ángel Tarris,  Jordi Tarrida, 
Directed By: Nacho Cerdà, 
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Unearthed
Format: Closed-captioned,  Color,  DVD-Video,  Full Screen,  Widescreen,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about Aftermath/Genesis

Description
Aftermath: A woman dies tragically in an automobile accident but the true horror awaits her after death. What happens to the body after the spirit has moved on and the corpse is at the mercy of those who manhandle the dead? What manner of creature is it that tears our bodies apart only to put them back together again? Whether we like it or not, we are all at the mercy of the coroners knife and the abuse and indignities we suffer are strictly up to him. Genesis: A sculptor is traumatized by the death of his wife in a car accident. He builds a sculpture in her memory. As the lifelike sculpture begins to bleed through the cracks of clay, the sculptor's flesh mutates and crumbles away.

Customer Reviews for Aftermath/Genesis

Repulsive Yet Lyrical
There are many things that can be said about Nacho Cerda's "Death Trilogy" most of them having to do with the shockingly brutal Aftermath but viewed as a whole the trilogy is surprisingly artistic and lyrical. Unearthed Video presents all three shorts with a wealth of supplements on a one disc special edition.

The Awakening (1991) starts the series. This is an eight minute student film shot in grainy black and white. The theme of the film is the physical sensation of dying. Time stands still, moments of your life pass by, one sees the physical body as it dies and finally there is peace represented by a calling angel.

Aftermath (1994) is probably the single most controversial film of the last 20 years. This film deals with what happens to the body after death while in the hands of the coroners. This film shows in graphic detail the desecration that happens to the body of a young woman killed in an auto accident. This film is not for the weak of heart and will haunt your dreams. Despite its subject matter it does have redeeming qualities and is excellently made.

Genesis (1998) deals with those left behind to grieve. In it an artist tries to make the perfect statue of his deceased love one only to find himself turning to stone in his attempts. The film is haunting and lyrical in its beauty compared to the outright brutality of Aftermath.

The presentation by Unearthed is surprisingly good for such extreme material. There are a good selection of bonus materials including commentaries by Cerda on each of the films; extensive storyboard sequences on each of the films and some photo galleries. The materials for Aftermath are the most extensive and include several interviews with the director including a 45 minute audio interview conducted for the Montreal film festival.

Altogether an interesting presentation for those who can stomach it.Aftermath/Genesis

Even in death there is no peace
When I first watched the movie I was shocked and I have seen the worst of the worst Begotten, Salo, Cannibal Holocaust, Crash, The Beast, In a Glass Cage and I will say this movie was far better, more terrifying, and disturbing than at least half of the movies mentioned above. I won't give off any details because this movie must be seen to be believed, but as a fan of grisly grotesque works of art I highly recommend this movie.Aftermath/Genesis

Worth every penny for Aftermath alone
If you appreciate purely gore films then Aftermath is for you!!! I keep reading reviews that "it is too predictable" or "it wasn't long enough" but gore does not need length to be effective, and as far as being predictable, Amazon spells out the whole 30 minutes for you in the plot summary. These people are most likely not into just pure gore. There is no dialogue just a classical score and it worked perfectly. Plenty of gore to go around in this 30 minute blood bath. What better setting for a gore film than a coroner's lab? My only problem with the film is that the necrophilia scene in my opinion could have been more explicit. If you enjoy such quality film making as the the Guinea Pig Collection (the gorier films such as Flower of Flesh and Blood, Mermaid in a Manhole, etc.) then this film is for you.
Genesis was intersting, the Awakening was simply put, a student film, but I purchased this for Aftermath alone.Aftermath/Genesis

you will be affected.... for the rest of your life.
i went and saw this movie a cople of years ago,i went to a cinema that plays weird movies to see nekromantik and they had a special screening for
this movie called afthermath.I had never heard of this movie and was...
very pleased with this movie ! 1st, this movie has no dialogue, the musique
is classical (not my type) but very good.Mr Cerda is a very good filmaker,
the movie is like 30 minutes but its ok that way.The gore in this movie
is something you will never forget ! and wath this guy does to the cadavre
at the end....... you wont beleave your eyes !!!! This came out in like in 1997 and the dvd , almost 10 years latter is worth every penny !! Plenty of xtra, pakaging is a+, go buy it now !!!!!!
Aftermath/Genesis

vomit.
I often hear people praise Aftermath for it's innovation and originality. I just can't see it. Yes the makeup is pretty good for it's budget and for that I'll give the devil his due but the movie is just plan tasteless and sickening. you are probably thinking. "Well it's tasteless and sickening. perfect qualities for a horror film!" yes and no. I agree that a horror movie should make your skin crawl and make you feel uncomfortable, but aftermath is a film depicting perverse violence against women. Not really something that I get my jollies watching. The whole film is about a mortician who uses his subjects as sex toys and violates them with surgical tools. When he's gone he cuts them up and feed them to his dog. End cut release. End of film. no dialog just a bare bones plot and very discussing imagery. I love horror flicks but this just went too far and it did it in a very non graceful manner. More of a snuff film than a horror flick. If you like seeing women violated and humiliated that this is your movie. otherwise give it a pass.Aftermath/Genesis