Orozco the Embalmer | |
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Directed by | Kiyotaka Tsurisaki |
Written by | Kiyotaka Tsurisaki |
Starring | Froilan Orozco |
Production companies | Orozco Productions V&R Planning |
Running time | 91 minutes |
Countries | Colombia, Japan |
Language | Spanish |
Orozco the Embalmer ( Spanish: Orozco el embalsamador) is a 2001 Spanish-language Japanese-Colombian mondo film directed by Kiyotaka Tsurisaki. [2] [3] It follows a Colombian embalmer named Froilan Orozco Duarte, who is shown living in El Cartucho, an impoverished and crime-ridden area of Bogotá, Colombia, where the homicide rate is high and corpses can be seen on the streets. [4] [5]
The film comprises footage taken over a period of several years, documenting in a graphic cinéma vérité manner[ original research?] Orozco's embalming of corpses. Orozco died during the production of the film. [2]