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Espejos

2014 · 99 min

A tangled, moody mosaic of desperate lives in a chaotic city, watching it feels like sinking into a shared, suffocating solitude.

Directed by
César Manzano
Genres
Drama
Starring
Luis Fernández, Paola Rey, Claudia la Gatta
Overview
In a chaotic Latin American city a religious housewife begins an obsessive sexual adventure that will make her pay the highest price. At the same time, her husband lives a secret long-term-relationship that will turn him into a murderer.A famous super-model used to the excesses of celebrity life falls into a dishonorable media scandal. A gynecologist jeopardizes his career by a growing fondness for gambling. A corrupt and ruthless businessman avenges the kidnapping and murder of his six-year-old-son.And a fierce social activist, obsessed with the mysterious death of his parents, faces the darkest pressures and influences of political power.These six connected-stories will reach the edge of the abyss and will remind us of Octavio Paz wise words 'the essence of all human life is solitude'.

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Directed by
César Manzano
Genres
Drama
Starring
Luis Fernández, Paola Rey, Claudia la Gatta
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • isolation
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Starring
Luis Fernández, Paola Rey, Claudia la Gatta, Isabella Santodomingo, Clarissa Sanchez, Carlos Camacho, Christopher Peinado, Jonathan Montenegro
Runtime
99 min
Country
Venezuela

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