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Una novia para David

1987 · 103 min

A gentle, earnest coming-of-age story that mixes first love with political pressure, feeling warm but quietly conflicted.

Directed by
Orlando Rojas
Genres
Drama
Starring
Francisco Gattorno, María Isabel Díaz Lago, Edith Margarita Massola Mederos
Overview
The story of students of a high school in Havana in the 60's, where love, politics, and moral contradictions appeared. A shy country boy gets caught between the peer pressure of his buddies and his love for an overweight, strong willed but likable girl.

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Directed by
Orlando Rojas
Genres
Drama
Starring
Francisco Gattorno, María Isabel Díaz Lago, Edith Margarita Massola Mederos
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • identity
  • politics
  • friendship
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
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
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Francisco Gattorno, María Isabel Díaz Lago, Edith Margarita Massola Mederos, Jorge Luis Álvarez, Juan Falcón, Katia Caso, Niurka Noya Domínguez, Pedro Sicard
Runtime
103 min
Country
Cuba
Languages
Spanish

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