Dead Slow Ahead

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Dead Slow Ahead

2015

1h 14m

Documentary

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A hypnotic rhythm of gears reveals the continuous movement of a freighter as it crosses the ocean and devours its workers.

Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

08/31/2020

In Dead Slow Ahead, the sound is like another visual layer over the image itself - built with care and precision to create a powerful viewing experience.

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Guillem Martinez Oya

Cinematismo

08/28/2020

4/5

A prove that machines has won, again. An incredible audiovisual essay. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Steve Erickson

Gay City News

02/15/2018

The film has a poetic streak, as it focuses on clouds for long stretches while the ship seems to idle.

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Lauren Terry

Willamette Week

02/08/2017

3/4

Director-cinematographer Mauro Herce reveals no destination or obvious terror, but the cold, quiet isolation on the barren deck is alien.

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Jordi Costa

El Pais (Spain)

11/11/2016

A film with a meticulous sound design where the images take on the texture of a phantasmagoria. [Full review in Spanish]

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Emily Yoshida

The Verge

03/15/2016

It's a rare thing to get to see a film that is capable of provoking that kind of revelation.

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Jakub V

@SirJames Dec 15

Like those of the combine harvesters from Days of Heaven, the sounds of this ship follows me wherever I go.

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04/28/2016

The worst movie that i have ever seen! 72 minutes totally squandered.

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Synopsis

A hypnotic rhythm of gears reveals the continuous movement of a freighter as it crosses the ocean and devours its workers.

Director: Mauro Herce
Screenwriter: Mauro Herce, Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Filipino
Runtime: 1h 14m