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El niño rojo

2014 · 1 season

A slow, earnest historical portrait that follows a boy's formative years with warmth and a quiet sense of destiny.

Created by
Ricardo Larraín
Genres
Drama
Starring
Daniel Kiblisky, Fernando Cia, Ana Burgos
Overview
A passionate journey through the childhood and youth of one of Chile's most important historical figures: Bernardo O'Higgins, before his fight for the country's freedom.

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Created by
Ricardo Larraín
Genres
Drama
Starring
Daniel Kiblisky, Fernando Cia, Ana Burgos
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • freedom
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Ricardo Larraín
Written by
Ricardo Larraín, Andrés Kalawski
Starring
Daniel Kiblisky, Fernando Cia, Ana Burgos, Carlos Morales, Álvaro Espinoza, Gabriela Arancibia, Rodrigo Soto, Francisco Ibarra
Music
Andreas Bodenhöfer
Cinematography
David Bravo
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
Mega
Country
Chile
Languages
Spanish

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