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Puerta cerrada

1939 · 100 min

A somber, memory-laced melodrama that moves between past and present, carrying the ache of stolen years and a quiet plea for vindication.

Directed by: Luis Saslavsky, John Alton
Genres: Drama
Starring: Libertad Lamarque, Agustín Irusta, Angelina Pagano

Overview: Nina Miranda leaves jail after spending 20 years imprisoned for a murder that she insists she did not commit and recalls the time of her youth.

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Directed by: Luis Saslavsky, John Alton
Genres: Drama
Starring: Libertad Lamarque, Agustín Irusta, Angelina Pagano

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
memory
grief
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Luis Saslavsky, John Alton
Written by: Luis Saslavsky, Carlos Aden
Starring: Libertad Lamarque, Agustín Irusta, Angelina Pagano, Ángel Magaña, Sebastián Chiola, Raimundo Pastore, Margarita Padín, Ilde Pirovano
Music: Mario Maurano, Alfredo Malerba
Cinematography: John Alton
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Argentina
Languages: Spanish

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