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Poster for Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

16 min

A quiet, uncomfortable holiday dinner where unspoken grief and old distance fill the room more than any conversation.

Directed by
Iñaki Royo
Starring
Nicolás Zárate, Roque Artiagoitía
Overview
A distant father and son see themselves forced to spend the Christmas dinner together after the mother passed away.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Iñaki Royo
Starring
Nicolás Zárate, Roque Artiagoitía
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
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Starring
Nicolás Zárate, Roque Artiagoitía
Runtime
16 min

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