Disappear Completely (Spanish: Desaparecer por completo) is a 2022 Mexican horror thriller film directed and co-produced by Luis Javier Henaine, who also co-wrote the film with Ricardo Aguado-Fentanes. It stars Harold Torres as Santiago, an unscrupulous tabloid photojournalist who, after visiting a crime scene, begins to gradually lose each of his five senses.

Disappear Completely
Promotional release poster
Directed byLuis Javier Henaine
Written by
  • Ricardo Aguado-Fentanes
  • Luis Javier Henaine
Produced by
  • Pablo Zimbrón Alva
  • Gerardo Gatica
  • Luis Javier Henaine
Starring
  • Harold Torres
  • Teté Espinoza
  • Fermín Martínez
  • Vicky Araico
  • Norma Reyna
  • Quetzalli Cortés
Production
companies
  • Moonlight Pictures
  • Varios Lobos
  • Panorama Global
Distributed byMantícora Distribución
Release dates
  • 2022 (2022) (Fantastic Fest)
  • 29 February 2024 (2024-02-29) (Mexico)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Disappear Completely premiered at Fantastic Fest in 2022.[1][2] It received a theatrical release in Mexico on 29 February 2024 by Mantícora Distribución,[3] and was released on Netflix on 12 April 2024.[1][2]

Cast

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  • Harold Torres as Santiago
  • Teté Espinoza
  • Fermín Martínez
  • Vicky Araico
  • Norma Reyna
  • Quetzalli Cortés

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[4] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film a score of three out of four stars; he compared it favorably to the works of John Carpenter or Wes Craven, praising its cinematography and Torres's performance.[5] IndieWire's Alison Foreman gave the film a grade of "B–", likening it to the American films Drag Me to Hell (2009) and Nightcrawler (2014), and writing that, "its skin-crawling presentation (you will feel, smell, and even taste a few scenes) and uniquely perverse consideration of a terrifying concept make it worth seeing."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gingold, Michael (12 April 2024). "Exclusive Clip: Netflix's Mexican Horror Film "Disappear Completely"". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Foreman, Alison (14 April 2024). "'Disappear Completely' Review: Netflix's Vicious Vicious Spanish-Language Horror Recalls 'Drag Me to Hell'". IndieWire. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Mantícora estrena Desaparecer por completo". Escena.news (in Spanish). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Disappear Completely". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ Tallerico, Brian (12 April 2024). "Disappear Completely". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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