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Passenger

A quietly crushing moral pressure cooker that keeps you holding your breath, torn between hope for a desperate father and dread at what he might do.

Directed by
Andrés Gómez Tovar
Genres
Drama
Overview
A Venezuelan taxi driver in Bogotá faces an impossible choice when a wealthy passenger offers him money to cover his sick daughter's medical bills — but the price is becoming complicit in a deadly crime.

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Directed by
Andrés Gómez Tovar
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • morality
    • guilt
    • family
    • politics
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    • road trip
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension8
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight9

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Andrés Gómez Tovar
    Written by
    Andrés Gómez Tovar
    Country
    Colombia, Belgium, Venezuela
    Languages
    Spanish

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