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El Ganzo

2015 · 86 min

A quiet, introspective drift through sun-bleached Mexican landscapes, where two strangers circle each other in search of meaning.

Directed by: Steve Balderson
Starring: Susan Traylor, Anslem Richardson, Mark Booker

Overview: Identity and self-discovery evolve in an epic journey through the majesty of a Mexico rarely seen. EL GANZO chronicles a brief and intense connection between two lonely travelers: a struggling artist on the verge of a creative breakthrough and a mysterious woman with a hidden and unknown past.

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Directed by: Steve Balderson
Starring: Susan Traylor, Anslem Richardson, Mark Booker

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 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: identity
isolation
art
memory
love
Places: countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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