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Overview
Years after moving to a remote town, ex-cop Pipa is pulled back into the dark world she thought she'd left behind when a corpse appears on her property.
Meticulously keyed chroma shots worked hand in hand with these digital environments to reinforce the narrative’s tense, isolated setting. Action sequences were enhanced with integrated digital muzzle flashes, impact hits, and realistic gunshots, while phone and television screen replacements provided crisp, naturalistic interfaces complete with live-action reflections to drive key plot points.
Credits
Director
Alejandro Montiel
VFX Shots
75
Supervisor
Alejo Varisto
Producer
Cesar Moran Mazo
Comp
Marcos Pezzani | Manuel Alaves | Fernando Jersonsky
Matchmove
Toni Agoglitta
Matte Paint
Virginia Paloqueme
A crucial narrative sequence relied on a seamless digital stitch to join separate camera takes into a single, uninterrupted shot, maintaining unbroken dramatic momentum at a pivotal moment.
Creating atmosphere
Digital matte painting turned a local set into a vast, isolated landscape. The custom environment helped establish the lonely, tense mood that drives the narrative.
Stylized landscape
Digital matte paintings were use to help to create the stylized enviroment the film neeeded.
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Inmediate traction
Upon its release in late July 2022, Recurrence (Pipa) gained immediate traction with global audiences, quickly climbing into Netflix’s Top 10 non-English films worldwide. Viewers responded strongly to Luisana Lopilato’s return as the title character, the film's brisk pacing, and the striking visual backdrop of Northern Argentina. Critics generally received it as an effective, highly watchable popcorn thriller—praising its polished production values and sleek technical execution, even while noting its reliance on familiar police procedural tropes.