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In Exile: A Family Movie

2017 · 124 min

A patient, tender family chronicle that turns old photographs and memories into a quiet meditation on exile and belonging.

Directed by
Juan Francisco Urrusti
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Felisa Sanz Antón, Rafael Urrusti Zuazua, Lucinda Urrusti Sanz
Overview
The life stories of Juan Francisco's grandparents and parents, who arrived in Mexico in 1939 as refugees at the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). A family saga, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day.

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Directed by
Juan Francisco Urrusti
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Felisa Sanz Antón, Rafael Urrusti Zuazua, Lucinda Urrusti Sanz
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • memory
  • immigration
  • war
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Felisa Sanz Antón, Rafael Urrusti Zuazua, Lucinda Urrusti Sanz, Juan Urrusti Sanz, José de la Colina, Adoración Adrados Gutiérrez, Francisco Alonso Millana, María Adoración Alonso
Runtime
124 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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