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The Distances

2018 · 100 min

A quiet, uncomfortable weekend among old friends where small slights and silences slowly reveal how much has drifted apart.

Directed by
Elena Trapé
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alexandra Jiménez, Miki Esparbé, Isak Férriz
Overview
Olivia, Eloy, Guille and Anna travel to Berlin to pay a surprise visit to their friend Comas. His welcome is not as they expected and during the weekend their friendship is put to the test. Together they discover that time and distance can change everything.

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Directed by
Elena Trapé
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alexandra Jiménez, Miki Esparbé, Isak Férriz
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • identity
  • memory
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Elena Trapé
Written by
Elena Trapé, Josean Hatero, Miguel Ibáñez Monroy
Starring
Alexandra Jiménez, Miki Esparbé, Isak Férriz, Bruno Sevilla, Maria Ribera, Saskia Rosendahl, Matti Schmidt-Schaller, Marie Rathscheck
Cinematography
Julián Elizalde
Runtime
100 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Catalan, German, English, Spanish

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