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Polígono Sur

2003 · 105 min

A patient, humane look at a hard-edged community where music offers flashes of dignity and joy.

Directed by: Dominique Abel
Genres: Documentary, Music

Overview: Documentary about the marginal neighborhood 'Las tres mil viviendas', in Seville.

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Directed by: Dominique Abel
Genres: Documentary, Music

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 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: isolation
class
music
survival
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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