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Rated R

2008 · 103 min

A bittersweet, intimate portrait of friendship and fragile freedom, watching women navigate a changing world with warmth and quiet tension.}{.

Directed by
Félix Sabroso, Dunia Ayaso
Genres
Drama
Starring
Candela Peña, Goya Toledo, Mar Flores
Overview
Madrid, Spain, 1975. Sandra, Lina and Eva are three beautiful women who work as actresses in erotic movies. After meeting during a shoot, they become friends and begin to share experiences, concerns and successes in an era of increasing openness, although true freedom is still far away and demands a price hard to pay.

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Directed by
Félix Sabroso, Dunia Ayaso
Genres
Drama
Starring
Candela Peña, Goya Toledo, Mar Flores
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • freedom
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Félix Sabroso, Dunia Ayaso
Written by
Dunia Ayaso, Félix Sabroso
Starring
Candela Peña, Goya Toledo, Mar Flores, Luis Zahera, Antonio de la Torre, Julio Vélez, Jorge Calvo, Juan Viadas
Music
Lucio Godoy
Cinematography
David Azcano
Runtime
103 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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