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La cajita vacía

2001 · 28 min

A quiet, tender slice of life that lingers on small hopes and the ache of having little at a festive time.

Overview
Based on the short story from Puerto Rican writer Abelardo Díaz Alfaro, it tells the story of a poor family on the eve of the Christmas celebration of the Three Kings.

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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
  • grief
  • faith
  • class
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Luis Molina Casanova
Starring
José Félix Gómez, Rosabel Otón, Armando Pardo, Joseph Alicea, Letty Contreras, Ángel F. Rivera, Mario González
Runtime
28 min
Country
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Languages
Spanish

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