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Rating: "DIAZ" was a necessary film, and my judgment can only be positive in respect of the initiative, courage, and effort of those who wanted to fill the cinematic void on the "most serious suspension of democratic rights in a Western country since World War II".
Precisely due to the esteem and, why not, gratitude I feel for all those who contributed to the creation of this work, I want to be completely honest: DIAZ is not a "film", DIAZ is a majestic and detailed reconstruction of what happened that unfortunate night in July.
There are no "characters" or "intertwining stories", and this is exactly why the film avoids the most dangerous traps: by simply recording and reproducing what happened according to the trial records, there was no risk of slipping into the melodramatic, the politically correct, the banalization, or exaggeration, and this is a good thing. However, those who had already researched at the time would surely have appreciated something more, something that would fully enhance the high-level cast and the infinite narrative potential that such a scenario could offer: in short, a real "artistic" and imaginative element.
Of course, it may seem like a reviewer’s whim to ask for "imagination" in portraying a real tragedy, I realize, but if this is a film to be screened in schools as I hope it will be considered, perhaps it was also appropriate to consider that the gratuitous beating, sadistic persistence, and humiliation of the weak would have been perceived as even more revolting if perpetrated against "characters" worthy of the name, characters to grow fond of throughout the film, characters properly described and constructed and not just followed through the most brutal stages of their worst nightmare.
The objective can certainly be said to be achieved in any case, and honoring the work with the 8 € ticket remains a civic duty, a statement to say that the blood should not be washed away.
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