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Truman

2015 · 105 min

A quiet, tender watch that balances gentle humor with the weight of mortality, anchored by two old friends and a loyal dog.

Directed by
Cesc Gay
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara, Dolores Fonzi
Tagline
Friendship is what matters in life
Overview
Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.

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Directed by
Cesc Gay
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara, Dolores Fonzi
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • friendship
  • death
  • grief
  • loyalty
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

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drama, comedy
Directed by
Cesc Gay
Written by
Cesc Gay, Tomàs Aragay
Starring
Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara, Dolores Fonzi, Eduard Fernández, Àlex Brendemühl, Pedro Casablanc, José Luis Gómez, Javier Gutiérrez
Music
Toti Soler, Nico Cota
Cinematography
Andreu Rebés
Runtime
105 min
Country
Argentina, Spain
Languages
Dutch, English, Spanish

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