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The Oxcart

1970 · 27 min

A quiet, heavy slice of rural hardship that builds a slow ache of displacement and quiet despair.

Overview
Portrays the causes of emigration to the United States in a Puerto Rican family.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • politics
  • isolation
  • survival
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
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
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
José García Torres
Written by
José García Torres, René Marqués
Starring
Luis Vera, Lucy Boscana, Jaime Sánchez, Janice Marietti
Cinematography
José García Torres
Runtime
27 min
Country
Puerto Rico
Languages
Spanish

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