Reacciones Adversas

(Adverse Effects)

ADVERSE EFFECTS ('Reacciones adversas') is a slow-burning thriller from Mexico, with echoes of Taxi Driver, Memento, and a dash of Fight Club thrown in for good measure. A stunning feature debut for writer/director/editor David Michán
- Andrew Mack (Twitch)

AWARDS
Special Mention Of The Jury For “Best Narrative Feature” at The Binational Independent Film Festival El Paso TX, USA, April 2012.
Jury Award For “Best Narrative Feature Film” at The International Film Festival Of Toluca, México, August 2012.
Jury Award For “Best Editing” at The 1st Festival Brazil de Cinema Internacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2013.
Special Mention of the Jury for “Best Director” 1st Festival Brasil de Cinema Internacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2013
Jury Award for “Best Actor” and “Best Feature Film” at the 3rd Macabre Faire Film Festival, Long Island, N.Y., USA, June 2013.
*  Gen-Next Award for Best Feature Film at KahBang Film Festival, Maine, USA, August 2013.
*  Jury Award for Best Actor and Best New Director at the World Music and Independent Film Festival, Washington, DC, USA, August 2013.
*  Jury Award for Best Actor at the 11th Levante International Film Festival, Bari, Italia, November 2013.
*  Second place for Best Feature Film in the Back in the Box Competition. Toluca Lake, CA, USA. December 2013.
FILM FESTIVALS OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
* 26th International Film Festival of Guadalajara, March 2011, Mexico
* 14th Guanajuato International Film Festival, July 2011, Mexico
* 8th International Film Festival Fresh Film Fest, Prague Czech Republic, August 2011
* 25th International Film Festival of Edmonton, Canada, September 2011
* 4th I ́ve seen Films International Film Festival in Milan, Italy, October 2011 (Opening movie of the festival, and the jury was integrated by Ridley Scott, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Verhoeven and Rutger Hauer)
* Hola Mexico Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, October 2012.
* Binational Independent Film Festival of El Paso, Texas, USA April 2012.
* 11th Transilvania International Film Festival, Rumania June 2012.
* Toluca International Film Festival, Mexico, August 2012.
* 11th Macabro International Film Festival, Mexico DF, August 2012
* 3th Cine Underground 1000 Metros Bajo Tierra, Mexico DF, August 2012.
* 6th San Francisco Latino Film Festival, USA, September 2012.
* 3rd International Film Festival of Puebla, Mexico, Septiembre 2012.
* 1st International Film Festival of Colima, Mexico, Octubre 2012. 
* 5th Morbido International Film Festival, Mexico, November 2012.
* 13th Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre International Film Festival, Argentina, November 2012.
* 7th Montevideo International Fantastic Film Fest, Uruguay, December 2012
* 1st Festival Brasil de Cinema Internacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2013.
*  3th Macabre Faire Film Festival, Long Island, N.Y., USA, June 2013.
*  1st Official Selection at the Gwinnett Center International Film Festival, Duluth, GA, USA, July 2013.
*  4th World Music and Independent Film Festival, Washington D.C, USA, August 2013.
*  5ht Kahbang Film Fest, Bangor, ME, USA August 2013.
* 2nd Festival de Cine Independiente Latinoamericano de Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. August 2013.
* 2nd Phenom Film Fest, Shreveport/ Bossier City, LA, USA, September 2013.
* 8th Orlando Film Festival, Orlando, FL., USA October 2013.
* Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, October 2013.
* 2nd Unreal Film Festival Memphis, TN, USA, October 2013.
*  2nd Laughlin International Film Festival, Laughlin NV, USA, October 2013
*  11th Levante International Film Festival, Bari, Italy, November 2013
*  5th Back in the Box Film Competition, Toluca Lake, CA, USA. December 2013.
*  2nd Annual Annapolis Film Festival, Annapolis, MD, USA. March 2014
* 5th RxSM The Self Medicated Film Expo, Austin, TX. USA. March 2014
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Movie Stills
Actor Hector Kotsifakis as Daniel is a scene of rampage
Overdose
Who is the Boss?
The city wants to see me fall
Actress Shakti Urrutia as Paulina in the Ass face scene
The Terrible True
Worth dying for?
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