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Domino

2017 · 22 min

A talky, low-key hangout among friends where casual banter slowly turns into something more pointed and political.

Directed by: Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Luis Alberto García, Omar Franco, Miguel Moreno

Overview: In a tenement in a poor Havana neighborhood, four men are playing a game of dominoes: Rodríguez and Nicanor versus Sangremono and Pepe “the Victim.” Once the game has begun, Rodríguez suddenly mentions that he has heard some astonishing news that concerns the future of the country and every one of its inhabitants…

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Directed by: Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Luis Alberto García, Omar Franco, Miguel Moreno

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
friendship
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez
Written by: Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez
Starring: Luis Alberto García, Omar Franco, Miguel Moreno, Néstor Jiménez Rodríguez, Lola Amores
Runtime: 22 min
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Languages: Spanish

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