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Rooftops

2012 · 77 min

A quiet, drifting hangout film about listless young people passing time on city rooftops, more mood than momentum.

Directed by
Demian Sabini
Starring
Jéssica Alonso, Óscar Aragonés, Anna Bertran
Overview
During the economic crisis ravaging Spain during 2010, Leo and his friends enjoy a convenient charging situation unemployment insurance. In his thirty discouraged by the working environment, spend their days visiting different city rooftops randomly chosen to spend the hours doing nothing. Amid the current apathy and evasion, Leo discover that perhaps never before stopped to think about what he really want. The relationship with his girlfriend Ana and her best friend Mario mark the beat of its evolution to the point where he have to decide whether to continue the same old life, or change follow his instincts and take own initiative.

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Directed by
Demian Sabini
Starring
Jéssica Alonso, Óscar Aragonés, Anna Bertran
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • identity
    • friendship
    • work
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Directed by
    Demian Sabini
    Starring
    Jéssica Alonso, Óscar Aragonés, Anna Bertran, José María Blanco, Carolina Cabrerizo, Jesús Comaposada, Carol Groot, Alain Hernández
    Runtime
    77 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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