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Pizarro

2017 · 81 min

A quiet, personal reckoning with a violent past, felt through one woman's patient search for answers about a father she barely knew.

Overview: This film follows María's quest in her process to recover her identity. Her father Carlos Pizarro dedicated his life to war in search of a revolution in Colombia. Now after 25 years of his murder, she will lift the veil and make the unanswered questions of his death.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
family
grief
politics
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Simón Hernández
Starring: Antonio Navarro Wolff, Carlos Pizarro, María José Pizarro, Myriam Rodríguez
Music: Camilo Sanabria
Cinematography: Alejandro Bernal
Runtime: 81 min
Country: Colombia
Languages: Spanish

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