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Historia de un trompetista

2004

A gritty, interconnected portrait of youth trapped by violence, told with raw emotional realism and a somber, true-story weight.

Directed by
Vicente Castro
Genres
Drama
Starring
Juan Carlos Frontado, Sully Diaz, Jerry Segarra
Overview
Located in a popular neighborhood, three stories are interwoven by means of violence. The struggles and vicissitudes of a group of young people seeking to get out of the negative environment that threatens to consume their lives is portrayed. Inspired by the true story of Ricky, a trumpeter student who was murdered.

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Directed by
Vicente Castro
Genres
Drama
Starring
Juan Carlos Frontado, Sully Diaz, Jerry Segarra
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • politics
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Starring
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Country
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