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Broken Columns

2015

A quiet, observational documentary that sits with working people and lets their daily struggles speak for themselves.

Overview
The documentary delves into the intimate, labor, and political life of diverse characters to testify to the problems of inequality, exploitation, and instability in the work relations of some labor sectors.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • politics
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Mario Handler
Written by
Mario Handler
Country
Spain, Uruguay
Languages
Spanish

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