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Modus vivendi

1986 · 10 min

A quiet, observant short that lingers on a child's music and the grief it serves, gentle and sobering.

Genres
Documentary, Music
Overview
Portrait of a young boy from the Cocama Native Community of Iquitos, who makes a living playing the violin at funerals.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Grief, work, politics, family
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Genres
Documentary, Music
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Jorge Vignati, Sonia Llosa
Starring
Carlos Arisapama
Runtime
10 min
Country
Peru
Languages
Spanish

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