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La operación

1982 · 40 min

A sober, quietly furious documentary that bears witness to painful history through firsthand testimony.

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Documentary
Overview
Documentary on the mass sterilization of Puerto Rican women during the 1950s and '60s.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • gender
  • trauma
  • race
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action0
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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