Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism. A lover's betrayal, a return to a repressed past and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to madness as they cede to the undeniable pleasure of losing control. "I frequently think of Western capitalist society as a sort of transparent cage that reduces our sensitivity and distorts our bonds with others.Wild Tales presents a group of individuals who live with this cage without being aware of its existence. But at that point where most of us would repress or get depressed - these people shift into gear. This involuntary project came together so quickly that it rose on my list of priorities and found a framework for production." [Damián Szifron]

Damián Szifron (1975, Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires) studied film theory with Ángel Faretta, the legendary film critic of the comic strip magazine Fierro. He went on to get a film degree at the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires. In 2002-2003 he wrote, directed and produced two seasons of the TV series Los simuladores. In 2003, his first film, The Bottom of the Sea, premiered at the Mar del Plata Festival. This black comedy earned him the Silver Ombú (now Astor) for Best Latin-American film and the FIPRESCI Prize, as well as other awards including a special mention from the jury of the San Sebastian Festival. His next film, On Probation, a comic cop film, was also a hit and garnered various awards in 2005. In 2006 Szifron made another TV series, Hermanos &Detectives, versions of which were produced in a number of countries, including Italy (Fratelli detective, starring Enrico Brignano). Two years later, he founded Big Bang, a production company that develops ideas, formats and scripts for film and TV projects.