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Spanish Version

1980 · 123 min

A slow, serious Soviet-era drama of intrigue and divided loyalties, played straight and talky, with little warmth.

Overview
A story of a Latvian journalist spying for USSR in Spain during the civil war.
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • politics
    • deception
    • loyalty
    • identity
    Places
    • single country house
    • big city
    Era
    period
    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
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    war, drama
    Directed by
    Ēriks Lācis
    Written by
    Yulian Semyonov
    Starring
    Mirdza Martinsone, Janis Plesums, Pauls Butkevics, Uldis Lieldidzs, Uldis Dumpis, Harijs Liepiņš, Arvo Kruusement, Oļģerts Krastiņš
    Cinematography
    Dāvis Sīmanis
    Runtime
    123 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Latvian

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