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The Culprits

2026 · 85 min

A quiet, emotionally intense documentary that turns personal testimony into collective healing, asking for patience and empathy.

Directed by: Marta Duran Lozano
Genres: Documentary

Overview: After carrying the silence of a teenage abortion for years, filmmaker Marta Duran Lozano gathers the anonymous testimonies of women who have lived through similar experiences. Alongside teenage girls who have recently had abortions, she embarks on a collective creative process, revisiting, embodying, and reimagining these intimate stories.

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Directed by: Marta Duran Lozano
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: trauma
healing
identity
isolation
gender
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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