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Nicolás y los demás

1986 · 95 min

A quiet, reflective drama about returning home and confronting old friendships and past loves, with a measured, melancholic tone.

Directed by: Jacobo Morales
Genres: Drama
Starring: Daniel Lugo, Silvia Montanari, Jacobo Morales

Overview: Returning to Puerto Rico after living abroad for a long time, Paco, out of work, meets successful Nicolás, an old friend from his college years. Nicolás invites him to his house, where Paco meets a woman from his past.

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Directed by: Jacobo Morales
Genres: Drama
Starring: Daniel Lugo, Silvia Montanari, Jacobo Morales

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
friendship
class
memory
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jacobo Morales
Written by: Jacobo Morales
Starring: Daniel Lugo, Silvia Montanari, Jacobo Morales, Alba Raquel Barros, Dianne Fernández, Richard Morales, Luis Antonio Cosme, Rosa Grolau
Cinematography: PJ López
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Argentina, Puerto Rico
Languages: Spanish

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