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El aleteo del colibrí

2017 · 15 min

A brief, reflective drift through a life cut short, quietly sad and searching rather than shocking.

Directed by
Meritxell A. Valls
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adrià Collado, Helena Miquel, Igor Szpakowski
Overview
Fran gets run over when he tries to stop a robbery. From that moment on, he’ll travel through his memories to amend the things he got wrong.

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Directed by
Meritxell A. Valls
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adrià Collado, Helena Miquel, Igor Szpakowski
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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
  • memory
  • death
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Meritxell A. Valls
Starring
Adrià Collado, Helena Miquel, Igor Szpakowski, Robert Escribano, Carlos Reyes, Genís Lama
Runtime
15 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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