[.ca] Tiempo Real (Real Time)

International Non-Budget Film Festival:
HAVANA (Reuters) - Three awards were bestowed upon Mexican cinema at the week-long First International Non-Budget Film Festival which took place in the town of Gibara in eastern Cuba. At the closing ceremony Friday night, the jury granted the special award for "Best Feature Film, Fiction" to Tiempo Real (Real Time) by Mexican filmmaker Fabrizio Prada. Its 86 minutes are filmed with a single digital camera in a continual sequence. This achievement earned him a spot in this year's Guinness Book of World Records. The plot revolves around a gang of thieves who, dressed in private security guard uniforms, rob a warehouse in Mexico. The two kingpins, instigated by the wife of one of them, plan, each in their own interest, to keep the loot, if ever they should survive. Furthermore, Prada's work came in first place with a special mention from the International Federation of Cinematic Press (FIPRESCI) who emphasized the ability to construct "a story that is complex in its action, locations, and characters, with a wise use of time and a precise planning of camera use."

From Variety:
Shot in one long continuous take (hence the title), 'Real Time' creates surprising levels of tension as the viewer is dragged through 15 locations, tagging along with a gang of foul-mouthed creeps as they pull off a heist and, one by one, knock each other off. The choreography of the camera takes center stage, its forward-thinking ingenuity contrasting greatly with the crass stupidity of the greedy, rats-in-a-maze characters. (...)