World premiere
A Yard of Jackals
A quiet man’s life is shattered by sinister neighbours, leaving him to confront hidden horrors.
In 1978 Chile, under the military dictatorship, Raúl Peralta, a lonely model maker living with his ailing mother, has his quiet routine shattered by the arrival of new neighbours engaged in sinister and suspicious activities. As Raúl tries to uncover the truth, he becomes trapped in a nightmare of paranoia and violence, where reality blurs with terror. Torn between the past and the present, he edges closer to madness, revealing brutal truths hidden within a repressed society.
A psychological thriller that delves into the dark side of human nature.
Fabio Tucci
Diego Figueroa (1991) is a Chilean director previously known as a film editor. His editing portfolio includes Juan Cáceres’s film “Perro Bomba” (2019), Inti Carriz-Ortiz’s The Night”(2017) and José Benitez's “La Conmemoración” (2020). Diego Figueroa’s directorial debut was the 2013 short film “Father-in-law, your dinner is ready”, followed two years later by “Los Vecinos: The Neighbours“ – a chilling tale of suspicion. Figuero has admitted in interviews that he is interested in films charged with psychological tension, like Roman Polanski’s “The Tenant”. His first feature film, “A Yard of Jackals”, is also imbued with such tension. Diego Figueroa is also the screenwriter for all his films.
Suegro, su cena esta lista (2013, short), Los vecinos (2015, short), Patio de Chacales (A Yard of Jackals, 2024)