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Mirage

1972 · 82 min

A slow, sunbaked puzzle of sand and memory that rewards patience with quiet unease.

Directed by
Armando Robles Godoy
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Miguel Angel Flores, Helena Rojo, Hernán Romero
Overview
A young man inherits a broken down estate at the edge of the Peruvian desert, with no explanation about the former owners or what had become of the once thriving house.

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Directed by
Armando Robles Godoy
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Miguel Angel Flores, Helena Rojo, Hernán Romero
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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
    • mystery
    • isolation
    • memory
    • class
    • faith
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama, mystery
    Directed by
    Armando Robles Godoy
    Written by
    Armando Robles Godoy, Bernardo Batievsky
    Starring
    Miguel Angel Flores, Helena Rojo, Hernán Romero, Orlando Sacha, Hernán Béjar, César Elías, Gabriel Figueroa, Rómulo León
    Runtime
    82 min
    Country
    Peru
    Languages
    Spanish

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