Movie

Chatarra

2016

A claustrophobic, quietly grim coming-of-age confined to a junker, watching a sheltered child slowly glimpse a world he never knew.

Overview: A child is raised secretly by a gang of thugs in a junker without contact to the exterior. Through a dispute with his boss, he discovers there is an outside world that he does not know.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, identity, survival, crime
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
identity
survival
crime
family
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Rolando Meléndez
Written by: Rolando Meléndez
Starring: Camilo José Torres, Carlos Miranda, Bryan López Vázquez, Raul Díaz, Scottie Durán
Cinematography: Sonnel Velázquez
Country: Puerto Rico
Languages: Spanish