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The Wall of Words

2014 · 90 min

A quiet, heartfelt family drama that asks you to sit with grief and resilience, moving slowly but with emotional force.

Directed by
Fernando Pérez
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jorge Perugorría, Carlos Enrique Almirante, Ana Gloria Buduén
Overview
A mother struggles to hold her family together after her son succumbs to a disease that leaves him disabled.

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Directed by
Fernando Pérez
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jorge Perugorría, Carlos Enrique Almirante, Ana Gloria Buduén
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • healing
  • parenthood
  • survival
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Fernando Pérez
Written by
Zuzel Monné, Fernando Pérez
Starring
Jorge Perugorría, Carlos Enrique Almirante, Ana Gloria Buduén, Laura de la Uz, Verónica Lynn, Maritza Ortega, Isabel Cristina Santos Téllez
Cinematography
Raúl Pérez Ureta
Runtime
90 min
Country
Cuba
Languages
Spanish

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