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El Enigma de Santos

1992 · 12 min

A short, haunted plunge into a veteran's sleepless guilt, where night terrors blur into a desperate search for his daughter.

Directed by
Edgardo Guerra
Overview
Santos, a former soldier who fought and killed insurgents, is traumatized by his past. At night, he hallucinates that he is being pursued by the ghosts of his victims. He is searching for his daughter to take her to the jungle to start a new life.
How it feels
Dark, bleak, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Guilt, trauma, war, family
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Edgardo Guerra
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour0
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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