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Vulcanizadora

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Based on his screen personality in a string of edgy self-directed indie comedies (including Buzzard and Ape), you might want to keep Joel Potrykus at arm’s length. He’s one of those men for whom adolescence remains a high water mark. Here he is again, walking into the woods with his mournful sidekick (the ever arresting Joshe Burge) on a mission to unleash fireworks and fulfill a secret pact. (A secret to us, at any rate.) The movie is artfully paced, always intriguing, and packs a surprising punch.

Spasmodically funny, though hardly a comedy, Vulcanizadora is raw, moving and, briefly, horrifying.

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

There is no film you’ll ever see like it.

Chase Hutchinson, Collider

Vulcanizadora is a step forward sans compromise––often hilarious, contemplative, even cautionary.

John Fink, The Film Stage

Director

Joel Potrykus

Cast

Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Solo Potrykus, Scott Ayotte

Credits
Country of Origin

USA

Year

2024

Language

English

19+
85 min

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Credits

Producer

Hannah Dweck, Matt Grady, Ashley Potrykus, Theodore Schaefer

Screenwriter

Joel Potrykus

Cinematography

Michael Saunders

Editor

Joel Potrykus

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