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Un Burka por Amor

2009 · 1 season

A tense, emotionally draining plunge into a family's ordeal under war, anchored by a mother's fierce determination to escape.

Created by
Manuel Estudillo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rafael Rojas, Olivia Molina, José Sancho
Overview
An Spanish woman falls in love and marries a Afghanistan citizen. She and her family get trapped in the Afghan war and she gets through terrible difficulties to get her family safely out. Based in a true story.

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Created by
Manuel Estudillo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rafael Rojas, Olivia Molina, José Sancho
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • war
  • love
  • isolation
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Manuel Estudillo
Starring
Rafael Rojas, Olivia Molina, José Sancho, Anna Allen, Isabel Ampudia
Cinematography
Sergio Delgado
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 85 min each
Network
Antena 3
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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