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Conceição

2000 · 18 min

A gritty, sun-bleached slice of life that drifts between tenderness and menace, leaving a quiet ache.

Directed by
Heitor Dhalia
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Magdale Alves, Cláudio Assis, Mônica Pantoja
Overview
Two prostitutes in Pernambuco fall in love with wedding dresses in a shop window and ask two thugs to steal them.

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Directed by
Heitor Dhalia
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Magdale Alves, Cláudio Assis, Mônica Pantoja
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 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
  • love
  • class
  • crime
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Heitor Dhalia
Written by
Heitor Dhalia
Starring
Magdale Alves, Cláudio Assis, Mônica Pantoja, Aramis Trindade, Paulo de Castro
Cinematography
José Roberto Eliezer
Runtime
18 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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