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Oso Blanco

1999

A stark, patient look inside prison walls that weighs on you quietly and asks for close attention.

Directed by
Vicente Castro
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jorge Luis Ramos, Jorge Castro, Herbert Cruz
Overview
Filmed in the maximum security section of the State Penitentiary, Oso Blanco is the story of three individuals and their vision of freedom, and how prison life makes the characters take unexpected actions.

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Directed by
Vicente Castro
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jorge Luis Ramos, Jorge Castro, Herbert Cruz
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • freedom
    • survival
    Places
    • prison
    Era
    contemporary
    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
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Vicente Castro
    Written by
    Vicente Castro
    Starring
    Jorge Luis Ramos, Jorge Castro, Herbert Cruz, Yahayra Perez, Albert Rodríguez
    Country
    Puerto Rico
    Languages
    Spanish

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