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Caribbean Fantasy

2016 · 53 min

A quiet, observational documentary that immerses you in the rhythms of river life and a forbidden love, patient and human.

Directed by
Johanne Gómez Terrero
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ruddy Camacho, Altagracia Polanco
Overview
The life and love of Ruddy the boatman and his married Evangelist lover, Morena, at the banks of the Ozama river, the lowest part of Santo Domingo.

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Directed by
Johanne Gómez Terrero
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ruddy Camacho, Altagracia Polanco
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 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
  • love
  • faith
  • class
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Johanne Gómez Terrero
Written by
Raúl Barreras, Johanne Gómez Terrero
Starring
Ruddy Camacho, Altagracia Polanco
Cinematography
Tito Rodríguez
Runtime
53 min
Country
Dominican Republic
Languages
Spanish

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