![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, the film is overloaded with noise, hysteria and rage which, though well aligned with the painful stage of life these girls are going through, tend to exhaust through their excesses (a marked departure from the simplicity Cortés opted for in his acclaimed film Buried ). Their approach does, however, create a definite charged atmosphere in the unique setting where the action unfolds: namely a boarding school set apart from the rest of the world, which welcomes a small group of pupils – young girls who have been selected for their artistic qualities and talents – and which is ruled over by a very strict headmistress, to whom a glacial Uma Thurman lends her unmistakably angular features. ![]() Cortés stresses the efforts made by the crew to ensure the fire we see in the movie is real and not computer generated, which complicated the filming process somewhat: the team spent half the shoot wearing protective masks to stop them breathing in toxic fumes. The film is swamped with special effects, developed under the supervision of Alex Villagrasa. ![]()
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