viewed on its own, el father plays himself is frustratingly enigmatic.this in a double bill with the original film, la fortaleza, and that's happening at london's ica this weekend. some things are older than science. older than god. the earth has its own secrets... and if you get close enough, you'll hear it. finally, an irish horror that owes a debt to everything from an american werewolf in london to shaun of the dead. boys from county hell centres around an irish town you might typically call sleepy, but when construction work disturbs a legendary ancient vampire, a group of survivors wake up fast. forced to admit that the stories they've been telling tourists are actually true, eugene, played byjack rowan, and his father francie, played by nigel o'neill, battle to survive the night and outwit an ancient bloodthirsty foe. a low—budget horror from writer—director chris baugh, this has some puzzling editing decisions and while it's spin on the vampire myth is original, it's not desperately engaging. this is at its best when going for the comedyjugular a

screaming a man struggles to make a film about his alcoholic father in the venezuelan doc el father plays himselfthe making of a feature film, this comes from m0 scarpelli, the partner of the director at the centre of the story. her fella, jorge thielen armand, is tearing his hair out as he tries to direct his own father, who is — as the title suggests — playing himself. making a film in the amazonian jungle is enough of a challenge, and it proves even harder to stop dad from sinking a bottle of rum every time his back is turned. el father is certainly a character with his wild eyes and colourful past. is frustratingly enigmatic. you're best off catching this in a double bill with the original film, la fortaleza, and that's happening at london's ica this weekend. some things are older than science. older than god. the earth has its own secrets. if you get close enough, you'll hear it. finally, an irish horror that owes a debt to everything from an american werewolf in london to shaun of the dead. boys from county health centres around an irish town you might typically call sleepy but when constru