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Criando ratas

2016 · 78 min

A raw, unglamorous plunge into street-level delinquency that feels gritty, lived-in and quietly grim throughout.

Directed by
Carlos Salado
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ramón Guerrero, José Antonio Francés, Mauricio Manzano
Overview
Latest example of Spanish "neokinki" cinema, which was popular in the late seventies/early eighties, right after the end of Franco's dictatorship. Destructured families of low social classes are the perfect environment for delinquency, drugs, violence and broken lives.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Carlos Salado
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ramón Guerrero, José Antonio Francés, Mauricio Manzano
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Carlos Salado
    Written by
    Carlos Salado
    Starring
    Ramón Guerrero, José Antonio Francés, Mauricio Manzano, Carlos Victoria
    Runtime
    78 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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