The real-life story of Benjamín García, a man who dressed up as Dracula in Barranquilla's Carnival and ended up believing he was the Count of Transylvania.
Acting
Jorge Cao's commitment to unhinged delusion
Direction
McCausland blurs documentary and fever dream
Costume
That cape becomes character, prison, and tragedy
Director
Ernesto McCausland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Barranquilla during actual Carnival, with real crowds unaware they were in a film about delusion.
Colombia's Carnival has always embraced transformation—this asks what happens when you can't transform back.
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