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Luciano

1965 · 39 min

A grim, clinical true-crime piece that feels like watching a sober television exposé, unsettling and morally queasy.

Directed by
Claudio Guerín Hill
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Moisés Menéndez, Manuel Gallardo, Julia Peña
Overview
A sensationalist television show unravels the sordid story of Luciano Fernández and analyzes the possible motives that led him to murder a child. (Inspired by a real event that occurred in the forest of Verrières, Paris, on May 27th, 1964.)

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Directed by
Claudio Guerín Hill
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Moisés Menéndez, Manuel Gallardo, Julia Peña
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • madness
  • media
  • death
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
39 min
Country
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Languages
Spanish

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