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Vigias

2010 · 71 min

A quiet, observational sit with people who watch over the night, patient and low-key, rewarding close attention.

Overview
A documentary about nightwatchers in Recife middle-class buildings.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • class
    • isolation
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Marcelo Lordello
    Written by
    Marcelo Lordello
    Cinematography
    Ivo Lopes Araújo
    Runtime
    71 min
    Languages
    Portuguese

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