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The Song of the Dead Children

2008 · 40 min

A slow, suffocating plunge into grief that turns quietly cruel, leaving you uneasy and unsettled long after it ends.}{.

Directed by
David Pablos
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sebastián Aguirre, Rodrigo Azuela, Daniel Corkidi
Overview
Five children are isolated with their father on a lonely beach after the death of their mother. As the days go by, the children start torturing their father.

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Directed by
David Pablos
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sebastián Aguirre, Rodrigo Azuela, Daniel Corkidi
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • isolation
    • family
    • violence
    • madness
    Places
    • sea
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness9
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    David Pablos
    Written by
    David Pablos
    Starring
    Sebastián Aguirre, Rodrigo Azuela, Daniel Corkidi, Ana Elena Kelly
    Cinematography
    Hatuey Viveros Lavielle
    Runtime
    40 min
    Country
    Mexico
    Languages
    Spanish

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