Movie

From Afar

2015 · 93 min

A quiet, uneasy character study that simmers with unspoken tension and leaves a lingering melancholy.

Overview: Armando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, class, identity, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
class
identity
obsession
power
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild