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Superhéroes

2014 · 9 min

A quiet, intimate short that lingers on childhood imagination and sibling bonds, leaving you with a gentle, unresolved question.

Directed by
Sergio Díaz Ochoa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jorge Cova Escobedo, Eduardo Gutiérrez Villarreal, José María Mansilla-Río
Overview
The house is empty. Julio, the youngest of three children, spends his time playing alone while Genaro, his older brother, wants to draw him out of his dream world. But who’s the real hero here? And just who are the bad guys?

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Directed by
Sergio Díaz Ochoa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jorge Cova Escobedo, Eduardo Gutiérrez Villarreal, José María Mansilla-Río
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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
    • family
    • coming-of-age
    • isolation
    • identity
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Sergio Díaz Ochoa
    Written by
    Sergio Díaz Ochoa
    Starring
    Jorge Cova Escobedo, Eduardo Gutiérrez Villarreal, José María Mansilla-Río
    Cinematography
    David Córdoba
    Runtime
    9 min
    Languages
    Spanish

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