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Zafra: la historia de la industria azucarera en Puerto Rico

2000 · 42 min

A quiet, informative look at vanished labor and landscape, more archival than dramatic, best for viewers curious about history.

Directed by
Luis Molina Casanova
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jesse Calderón
Overview
Traces the economic history of Puerto Rico in the sugar plantations, and the closing of the last one in 1990.

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Directed by
Luis Molina Casanova
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jesse Calderón
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • environment
  • memory
  • power
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Luis Molina Casanova
Starring
Jesse Calderón
Runtime
42 min
Country
Puerto Rico
Languages
Spanish

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