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The Ambidextrous

2010 · 15 min

A tense, disorienting plunge into a wounded man's desperate search for identity amid the indifference of war.

Directed by
Nono Palomino
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Juan De la Cruz Montilla, Carmelo Crespo, Juan Alberto de Burgos
Overview
1937, Spanish Civil War. A man wakes up in the middle of a battlefield with amnesia. The soldiers of both trenchs do not recognize him, so nobody will help him. He is injured and his time is about to finish.

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Directed by
Nono Palomino
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Juan De la Cruz Montilla, Carmelo Crespo, Juan Alberto de Burgos
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • survival
  • war
  • death
Places
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour0
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
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Written by
Nono Palomino
Starring
Juan De la Cruz Montilla, Carmelo Crespo, Juan Alberto de Burgos, Andrés Suárez, Santiago Ruiz, Susana Fernandez
Runtime
15 min
Languages
Spanish

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