PVC-1

PVC-1 (2008)

Life in one shot

Ofelia, an innocent rural woman, fights against time for her life after a group of common criminals place a bomb collar on her to extort her husband for an insignificant sum of money.

Date of release
2008-11-14
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (35)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Spiros Stathoulopoulos

Casting

Interesting facts

PVC-1 is a 2007 Colombian drama thriller film directed and co-written by Spiros Stathoulopoulos. The plot was inspired by a true story about an improvised explosive device (IED) being placed around the neck of an extortion victim. The name came from the PVC pipes used for the explosive device. This directorial debut premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007 as an official selection of the Directors' Fortnight. The 84-minute film was shot in one single continuous take without cuts using a Glidecam Smooth Shooter and a Glidecam 2000 Pro camera stabilization system. The film won numerous awards at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival.

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