Poltergays: Pesadija en lo profundo del recto

Set in the shadow of 1981, a group of filmmakers accepts government backing to make an outlandish horror comedy that will appeal to a new audience and push a pro-Malvinas message. What starts as a provocatively titled genre piece mixes crude humor, ghostly set pieces, and overt political intention. When the finished picture is screened for the military, it sparks a furious reaction. The creative team is driven into exile in Guatemala and the movie is banned at home, leaving the film to circulate only through rumor and rare bootlegs.

The 2013 release was directed by Germán Magariños, from a concept by Vic Cicuta, who also appears among the principal cast. The production leans into low-budget aesthetics and shock value, casting familiar faces from underground Argentine cinema in multiple, exaggerated roles.

The movie earned a reputation for being suppressed soon after completion, and accounts describe the creators fleeing the country after military objections. There are claims that a Guatemalan screening led to wider circulation abroad, and some sources assert an influential horror filmmaker saw elements of it, though those assertions aren't fully verified. Its notoriety rests as much on its censorship story as on what’s on screen.

Critical and audience records are sparse, the title registering virtually no mainstream reviews and a 0.0/10 vote average with zero votes on the cited database, reflecting obscurity more than consensus. The film pushes themes of state propaganda, sexual transgression, and exploitation of fear, using gross-out comedy and genre parody to unsettle and provoke rather than to comfort. It's aimed at viewers who expect outrageous, politically tinged shock cinema rather than conventional laughs or scares.