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Nobody

2017 · 52 min

A quiet, bittersweet portrait of an aging writer whose faded words mirror a faded revolution, watched with patience and melancholy.

Directed by
Miguel Coyula
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rafael Alcides, Fidel Castro, Lynn Cruz
Tagline
He couldn't publish his novels, so he talks about them.
Overview
Half blind and half deaf, ostraziced Cuban writer Rafael Alcides tries to finish his unpublished novels to discover that after several decades, the home made ink from the typewriter he used to write them has faded. The Cuban revolution as a love story and eventual deception is seen through the eyes of a man who is living an inner exile.

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Directed by
Miguel Coyula
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rafael Alcides, Fidel Castro, Lynn Cruz
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • memory
  • politics
  • identity
  • aging
  • betrayal
Places
  • home
  • single country house
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
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Miguel Coyula
Written by
Miguel Coyula, Rafael Alcides
Starring
Rafael Alcides, Fidel Castro, Lynn Cruz
Runtime
52 min
Languages
Spanish

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