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You Only Live Once

2017 · 90 min

A frantic, silly chase comedy that keeps moving fast, mixing cartoonish danger with broad fish-out-of-water gags.

Directed by
Federico Cueva
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Peter Lanzani, Pablo Rago, Darío Lopilato
Overview
Leo is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. After taping a murder and keeping the evidence he runs away to stay alive and, in order to survive, he has to cover up himself. Under a new identity he will become an orthodox Hasidic Jew. A french ruthless killer, Duges and his associates López and Harken will hunt Leo. Their nonstop chase has only one exhilarating speed: all- out. Time is running out and his enemies are getting closer. Now Leo a ragtag bunch of misfits will face the biggest challenge of their lives.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Federico Cueva
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Peter Lanzani, Pablo Rago, Darío Lopilato
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • identity
  • deception
  • crime
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour6
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, crime
Directed by
Federico Cueva
Written by
Nicolás Allegro, Chris Nahon, Axel Kuschevatzky, Sergio Esquenazi
Starring
Peter Lanzani, Pablo Rago, Darío Lopilato, Arantxa Martí, Luis Brandoni, Gérard Depardieu, Hugo Silva, Santiago Segura
Cinematography
Guillermo Nieto
Runtime
90 min
Country
Argentina, Spain
Languages
French, Spanish

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