Movie
Don Segundo Sombra
1969 · 105 min
A quiet, reflective coming-of-age tale of open plains and remembered youth, unfolding slowly with a wistful, unhurried gaze.
- Directed by
- Manuel Antín
- Genres
- Drama, Western
- Overview
- The story takes place in San Antonio de Areco, in the Argentine pampas. Fabio Cáceres remembers his childhood as an orphan and his youth working in the fields, alongside his godfather, Don Segundo Sombra, a lonely gaucho whom he admires and from whom he will learn to be a gaucho, following him in all his adventures. Don Segundo will be Fabio's role model.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Coming-of-age, identity, isolation, found family
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Manuel Antín
- Genres
- Drama, Western
