: The depiction of the dictator, President Navarra, includes bizarre scenes like him apologizing to a pet ostrich or headbanging to heavy metal to quiet voices in his head.

: The sunless world represents a nation "without memory" and the psychological weight of corruption.

“That The Halt runs to 276 minutes may sound punishing, but Diaz relaxes into the kind of cadence that makes time seem irrelevant.” The Lost Highway Hotel · 4 years ago Key Themes & Features