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The Hours of the Day

2003 · 103 min

A quiet, grey, unsettling character study that drifts through ordinary routines while something disturbing simmers underneath.

Overview
Abel lives with his mother in a small town on the outskirts of Barcelona. His life, grey and boring, is based on the small family business, his mother's house, his girlfriend's bed, and the town bars. However under an appearance of quiet and gentle man, Abel hides a dark and morbid personality.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • identity
    • violence
    • family
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Jaime Rosales
    Written by
    Jaime Rosales, Enric Rufas
    Starring
    Àlex Brendemühl, Vicente Romero Sánchez, María Antonia Martínez, Àgata Roca, Josep Maria Domènech, Isabel Rocatti, Pape Monsoriu, Anna Sahun
    Cinematography
    Óscar Durán
    Runtime
    103 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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