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Lidia (Francisca Sfeir) is in desparate need of money to pay for her sister Rocío's (Daniela Echenique) medical treatment, so she persuades her boyfriend Juan (Diego Suazo) to break into her jeweller boss Yokai's (Ryotsu Orellana) home as he keeps a diamond worth a fortune there. Now breaking in and getting their hands on the diamond isn't that much of a problem, but then Yokai arrives home unexpectedly with a prostitute (Pelusa Trincado), whom he murders, right before Lidia and Juan's very eyes, who then make a hasty getaway, but are seen by Yokai. And what's worse, they have somehow lost the diamond at Yokai's place. Now of course, Yokai can't go to the police because of the murdered prostitute, but not knowing that Lidia and Juan have lost the diamond in his house, he demands it back, and makes a slightly threatening visit to Rocío to make his point. But he makes Lidia an offer, she comes to him dressed up as a prostitute, puts on a little show for him, returns the diamond, and all is forgotten. Thing is, Yokai freely admits he's having a thing for killing prostitutes. Lidia still agrees to Yokai's terms, as she has a scheme of her own, put on a show and kill Yokai in the process, then retrieve the diamond and live happily ever after. The one thing she has overlooked though is, Yokai isn't one to be easily tricked ...

Yokai is quite the odd movie: It starts out as your typical comedy about small fry crooks who take on a job too big for them and bumble through it ... until of course things take a darker turn with the prostitute killing and subsequent villainy of Yokai (whose face is never really shown - to very creepy effect), steering squarely into horror territory. And that the film never totally loses its humour, only makes it darker by the minute really only adds to the creepiness - as does a no-frills directorial effort, and solid performances by all involved.

Quite unsettling for sure, but in a good way!

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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