When, at the beginning of Deus Irae, Father Javier stares at a crucifix, his expressions and his hands suggest that the nerves are consuming him. A flashback reveals that this priest devotes his life to visiting families that claim to have seen things that do not belong to this world and cleansing their homes from the demons that try to possess them. But, upon returning to those houses, he notices that the evidence is always destroyed. This way, he discovers that a clan is after him, and must decide whether to hide from them or join them. In times when horror cinema tends to fall into the hands of directors that seek to build narratives that are introspective and close to reality, Pedro Cristiani goes back to old-school horror, where gore and the physical experience are above any other kind of feeling. A cinema that places the camera in front of the faces of the bloodiest demons and, instead of giving logic to them, chooses to face them whatever the cost. 源自：https://www.mardelplatafilmfest.com/38/en/pelicula/deus-irae
原作は2016年から2021年までヤングアニマル（白泉社）にて連載され、2017年度の日本漫画家協会賞の優秀賞を受賞。太平洋戦争末期のペリリュー島を舞台に、マンガ家志望の兵士・田丸の視点から、日米合わせて5万人の兵士が殺し合う狂気の戦場を生きる若者の日常を描いた。親しみやすい三頭身のキャラクターでありながら、激しい戦闘や凄惨な場面を描く内容が話題を呼んだ。現在は「ペリリュー ―外伝ー」が不定期で連載されている。
