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The Agonist

2026

An intimate, first-person diary that turns a body in pain into a philosophical question, tender and unflinching.

Directed by
Pablo Pintor, Sebastián Manusovich
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Sebastián Manusovich, Filippo Carrozza, Gisela Moya
Overview
Sebastián was born with spasticity. Living with that discomfort, he films his life: his loves, friends, children and family. But as the years go by, the pain in his body becomes too much to bear, and the idea of risky brain surgery that could change him forever takes hold. Is that what he really wants? Is he ready to become someone else?

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Directed by
Pablo Pintor, Sebastián Manusovich
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Sebastián Manusovich, Filippo Carrozza, Gisela Moya
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • identity
  • family
  • healing
  • fate
  • love
Places
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Pablo Pintor, Sebastián Manusovich
Starring
Sebastián Manusovich, Filippo Carrozza, Gisela Moya, Otto Manusovich, Vera Manusovich
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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