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Little Sky

2004 · 93 min

A quiet, uneasy drift through rural poverty and buried cruelty, watching a lonely outsider brush against a household's simmering violence.

Directed by
María Victoria Menis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leonardo Ramírez, Darío Levy, Mónica Lairana
Overview
Felix, a 21-year-old loner and drifter who seeks a way of life comes to a humble village entrerriano and work relationship with a man who after losing his job while you earn a living selling fruit, candy and canned prepared by his wife. The man takes his camper, which may help in exchange for food and a corner to sleep. As the days pass, tried to identify the bitter resentment of man, the quiet submission of his wife, discontent and violence undercover tense atmosphere. Also living there Chango, a baby a year and a half, unattended, which awakens in him the illusion of paternity until he is kidnapped and flees taking him to Buenos Aires.

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Directed by
María Victoria Menis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leonardo Ramírez, Darío Levy, Mónica Lairana
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • isolation
  • family
  • parenthood
  • violence
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
María Victoria Menis
Written by
Alejandro Fernandez Murriay
Starring
Leonardo Ramírez, Darío Levy, Mónica Lairana, Rodrigo Silva
Runtime
93 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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