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Cuéntame un cuento

2014 · 1 season

Modern fairy tales retold with a sinister edge, each episode unsettling and morally murky in a way that lingers.

Created by
Fernando Bassi, Iñaki Peñafiel
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring
Iñaki Font, Arturo Valls, Antonio Gil
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Created by
Fernando Bassi, Iñaki Peñafiel
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring
Iñaki Font, Arturo Valls, Antonio Gil
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • morality
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, drama
Created by
Fernando Bassi, Iñaki Peñafiel, Miguel Ángel Rivas, Salvador Calvo, Alberto Ruiz Rojo
Starring
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Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 70 min each
Network
Antena 3
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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