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The Master of Ballantrae

1974 · 108 min

A slow, brooding family drama where old resentments simmer under polite surfaces and every conversation carries quiet menace.

Directed by: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Hugo Stiglitz, Mario Castillón Bracho, Fernando Soler

Overview: Adult brothers compete for pateral affection and for control of the family estate.

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Directed by: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Genres: Drama
Starring: Hugo Stiglitz, Mario Castillón Bracho, Fernando Soler

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: family
betrayal
power
ambition
grief
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Written by: José de la Colina, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Starring: Hugo Stiglitz, Mario Castillón Bracho, Fernando Soler, Daniela Rosen, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Rogelio Guerra, Farnesio de Bernal, Salvador Sánchez
Cinematography: Gabriel Figueroa
Runtime: 108 min
Country: Mexico
Languages: Spanish

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