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While the City Sleeps

1996 · 119 min

A scrappy, chaotic sci-fi chase through a big city, loud and silly but with a mean streak.

Directed by: Homero Guadarrama
Genres: Action, Science fiction
Starring: Mario Almada, Guillermo Quintanilla, Marcos Almada

Overview: Time traveling androids created to entertain audiences in the future go back to 1996 as part of their game, and wreak havoc on Mexico City.

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Directed by: Homero Guadarrama
Genres: Action, Science fiction
Starring: Mario Almada, Guillermo Quintanilla, Marcos Almada

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
technology
survival
power
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	4
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: action, science fiction
Directed by: Homero Guadarrama
Written by: Homero Guadarrama
Starring: Mario Almada, Guillermo Quintanilla, Marcos Almada, Luis Reynoso, José Luís Mósca, Elizabeth Macari, Edmundo Galeasy, Yuriria Zavala
Music: Ramiro Pastrana
Cinematography: Alberto Lee
Runtime: 119 min
Country: Mexico
Languages: Spanish

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