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Once

A hushed, nerve-frayed plunge into a single day of unfolding catastrophe, told through many lives quietly coming apart.

Overview: Through eleven intertwined stories, “Once” follows the 18 consecutive hours following the military coup, ending in the bombing of the official government headquarters, La Moneda Palace, and the demise of then president Salvador Allende.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About: Politics, power, betrayal, fate
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
power
betrayal
fate
death
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild