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The Rosales

1984 · 80 min

A somber, slow-burning historical drama that weighs suspicion and class tension with a heavy, melancholic air.

Directed by: David Lipszyc
Genres: Drama
Starring: Héctor Alterio, Alicia Bruzzo, Ricardo Darín

Overview: Film based on the real case of the sinking of the cazatorpedera "La Rosales", Navy Argentina, occurred in 1892 on the coast of Uruguay. In that event only saved from death the captain and the officers, raising more suspicions.

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Directed by: David Lipszyc
Genres: Drama
Starring: Héctor Alterio, Alicia Bruzzo, Ricardo Darín

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: class
survival
justice
guilt
power
Places: sea
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: David Lipszyc
Written by: Juan Carlos Cernadas Lamadrid
Starring: Héctor Alterio, Alicia Bruzzo, Ricardo Darín, Ulises Dumont, Arturo García Buhr, Marta Bianchi, Oscar Martínez, Raúl Rizzo
Music: Alberto Favero
Cinematography: Ricardo Younis
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Argentina
Languages: Spanish

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