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Los Hongos

2014 · 103 min

A drifting, sun-bleached hangout with two young artists, equal parts restless energy and quiet melancholy.

Directed by: Oscar Ruiz Navia
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jovan Alexis Marquinez, Calvin Buenaventura, Atala Estrada

Tagline: We'll never be silent again
Overview: Ras is a graffiti artist from the city of Cali who works in construction, he works during the day and paints walls at night. One day he is caught stealing cans of paint from the construction site where he works, for which he is fired. With no money, he will look for Calvin, another popular urban artist. Both will circulate through the streets without a fixed destination, spreading their art to every corner.

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Directed by: Oscar Ruiz Navia
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jovan Alexis Marquinez, Calvin Buenaventura, Atala Estrada

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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: identity
friendship
art
class
coming-of-age
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Oscar Ruiz Navia
Written by: Oscar Ruiz Navia, César Augusto Acevedo
Starring: Jovan Alexis Marquinez, Calvin Buenaventura, Atala Estrada, Gustavo Ruiz Montoya, María Elvira Solis, Dominique Tonnelier, Angela García, Diego David Lozano
Music: Sebastián Escofet, Zalama Crew
Cinematography: Sofia Oggioni
Runtime: 103 min
Country: Argentina, Colombia, France, Germany
Languages: Spanish

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