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Maruja en el infierno

1983 · 93 min

A grim, slow-burning descent into exploitation and violence, with moments of tenderness swallowed by darkness.

Overview: In an abandoned glass factory, a woman exploits her workers, all of them mentally ill. A gang of young assailants decides to rob said factory, but in order to achieve that, they must get one of them into the woman's house first. What they do know is that Maruja, the woman's goddaughter also lives there.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Exploration, greed, violence, survival
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: exploration
greed
violence
survival
freedom
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Francisco J. Lombardi
Written by: Edgar Russo, José Watanabe
Starring: Elena Romero, Pablo Serra, Elvira Travesí, Oscar Vega, Ismael Contreras, Manuel Rodríguez, Oswaldo Fernández, Jorge Rodríguez Paz
Music: Arturo Pinto
Cinematography: Pili Flores-Guerra
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Peru
Languages: Spanish