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Man of the North

2009 · 19 min

A quiet, hardscrabble slice of life in a harsh land, patient and somber, with an undercurrent of unease.

Overview
The revolution is over, but outlaws in the arid Chaco still harass the poor. An old woman reluctantly welcomes a lone gaucho.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • violence
  • class
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Marcelo Martinessi
Written by
Marcelo Martinessi
Starring
Lidia Vda. de Cuevas, Arturo Fleitas
Cinematography
Luis Armando Arteaga
Runtime
19 min
Country
Paraguay
Languages
Guarani

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