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Los Ángeles

2014 · 97 min

A slow, quietly tense immersion into a young man's impossible choice, heavy with duty and dread.

Overview: Mateo, 17, prepares to migrate to Los Angeles in order to support his humble family in their small Zapotec village in southern Mexico, yet before he can depart, the leader of the local gang demands that he commit murder to become a member.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Immigration, family, survival, morality
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: immigration
family
survival
morality
power
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Damián John Harper
Written by: Damián John Harper, Sarah Bräuer
Starring: Mateo Bautista Matías, Marcos Rodríguez Ruiz, Lidia García, Daniel Bautista
Cinematography: Friede Clausz
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Mexico, Germany
Languages: German, Spanish