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La promesa

2014 · 99 min

A gentle, unhurried drift through island rituals and the voices of the people who keep them alive.

Overview: A journey through customs and traditions such as the promise of the Kings, Virgen del Carmen festival, the rosaries, Christmas' parrandas, and the voices of people retelling their memories of history.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Faith, family, memory, identity
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 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: faith
family
memory
identity
trauma
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Vicente Juarbe
Written by: Idalia Pérez Garay
Starring: Rey Pascual, Vicente Juarbe, Idalia Pérez Garay, Flora Pérez Garay
Cinematography: Alfredo González
Runtime: 99 min
Country: Puerto Rico
Languages: Spanish