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Sunka Raku (Alegría Evanescente)

2015 · 123 min

A slow, meditative documentary that immerses you in a quiet, obsessive world of craftsmanship and nature, rewarding patience with contemplative beauty.

Directed by: Hari Sama
Starring: Roberto Behar, Carolina Calderón, Guadalupe Calderón

Overview: It's a life told in four seasons. It is the orbit of a man who comes close to and steps back from the light, experiencing weather transformations in the garden of the soul. A documentary about the meticulous construction of Japanese tea houses in the Mexican Ajusco, as an excuse to discover a mind that at first glance might seem obsessive and eccentric.

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Directed by: Hari Sama
Starring: Roberto Behar, Carolina Calderón, Guadalupe Calderón

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: obsession
nature
art
isolation
identity
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Directed by: Hari Sama
Written by: Hari Sama
Starring: Roberto Behar, Carolina Calderón, Guadalupe Calderón, Roberto Lomelí, Julio Estrada, Nicolás Echevarría, José Antonio Guzmán, Andrea Seidel
Runtime: 123 min
Country: Mexico

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