CKF #3: MATAPANKI + Q&A with the director

5.10 | Q&A with the director leads Pop Cultural Animal

7.10 | Q&A with the director is conducted by Mateusz Demski

dir. Diego “Mapache” Fuentes | Chile 2025 | 71 min

Polish premiere [session with extended subtitles — for the hearing impaired]

Ricardo is a young punk who spends his days drinking, going to concerts with his best friends and taking care of his beloved grandmother. One day, after drinking a strange drink, he gains superpowers and decides to change the world. Unfortunately, the situation is spiraling out of control, and events are escalating in unpredictable directions. In his acclaimed feature debut at the Berlinale, Fuentes plays with the form and convention of the heroic film: colliding it with expressive punk energy and raw visual form, he creates a perverse, anti-capitalist and ironic manifesto of the young generation.

ATTENTION! Films, animations, video clips, computer games presented as part of the festival may contain content and images that cause discomfort (including violence, sexual violence, verbal violence, nudity). Sequences with flicker can affect people who are sensitive to light. Some movies and events include intense sound effects.

Q&A with the director will be hosted by Pop-Cultural Animal

Dir. Diego “Raccoon” Fuentes | Chile 2025 | 71 min

Ricardo is a young punk who spends his days drinking, going to gigs with his best friends and looking after his beloved grandmother. One day, after drinking a strange concoction, he gains superpowers and decides to change the world. Alas, the situation spirals out of control and events escalate in unpredictable directions. In his Berlinale-acclaimed feature debut, Fuentes plays with the form and conventions of the superhero film: by juxtaposing them with raw punk energy and a stark visual style, he creates a subversive, anti-capitalist and ironic manifesto for the younger generation.

PLEASE NOTE! Films, animations, music videos, and video games presented as part of the festival may contain content and imagery that could cause discomfort (including violence, sexual violence, verbal abuse, and nudity). Sequences with flickering affect people who are sensitive to light. Some films and events contain intense sound effects.