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Esmeralda’s Twilight

2018 · 100 min

A quiet, tender study of grief and small consolations, unfolding slowly with patience and gentle warmth.

Directed by: Ehécatl García
Genres: Drama
Starring: Concepción Márquez, Clementina Guadarrama, Baltimore Beltrán

Overview: With the death of her husband and the absence of her son, Esmeralda has lost interest in life. Living in a small town, within the walls of her house, she regains hope when a baby pig comes into her life.

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Directed by: Ehécatl García
Genres: Drama
Starring: Concepción Márquez, Clementina Guadarrama, Baltimore Beltrán

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: grief
isolation
loneliness
healing
family
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ehécatl García
Written by: Ehécatl García
Starring: Concepción Márquez, Clementina Guadarrama, Baltimore Beltrán, Pedro Hernández, Fermín Martínez, Jaime Estrada
Music: Manuel Velázquez
Cinematography: Luis Montalvo
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Mexico
Languages: Spanish

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