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Codicia

1955 · 85 min

A slow, sombre rural drama where a single act of violence hangs heavy over everything that follows.

Directed by
Catrano Catrani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sara Antúnez, Ernesto Báez, Guillermo Battaglia
Overview
A man kills another man because of an old dispute and keeps the gold that the dead one had on him.

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Directed by
Catrano Catrani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sara Antúnez, Ernesto Báez, Guillermo Battaglia
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • greed
    • guilt
    • violence
    • justice
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Catrano Catrani
    Written by
    Catrano Catrani, Felix C. Pelayo
    Starring
    Sara Antúnez, Ernesto Báez, Guillermo Battaglia, Leandro Cacavellos, Roque Centurión Miranda, Jacinto Herrera, Martín Ramos
    Music
    Epifanio Méndez Fleitas, Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    Argentina, Paraguay
    Languages
    Spanish

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