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The Ruffian

1961 · 120 min

A slow, shadowy Argentine noir that keeps you uneasy, watching a woman's fractured memory circle a threat she cannot name.

Directed by
Daniel Tinayre
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Egle Martin, Carlos Estrada, Óscar Rovito
Overview
An amnesiac carnival psychic is haunted by the thought that a man is coming to kill her.

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Directed by
Daniel Tinayre
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Egle Martin, Carlos Estrada, Óscar Rovito
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • identity
  • isolation
  • fate
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Daniel Tinayre
Written by
Eduardo Borrás
Starring
Egle Martin, Carlos Estrada, Óscar Rovito, Nathán Pinzón, Aída Luz, Aníbal Pardeiro, Daniel de Alvarado, Lucio Deval
Music
Lucio Milena
Cinematography
Antonio Merayo
Runtime
120 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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