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The Quietude

2018 · 117 min

A slow-burning, tense family drama where buried secrets and political shadows create a quietly unsettling atmosphere.

Directed by
Pablo Trapero
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Bérénice Bejo, Martina Gusmán, Edgar Ramírez
Tagline
Sisters be united
Overview
Against the backdrop of a military dictatorship, Eugenia is reunited with her estranged family following her father’s stroke and is forced to confront dark secret.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Pablo Trapero
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Bérénice Bejo, Martina Gusmán, Edgar Ramírez
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • memory
  • guilt
  • politics
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Pablo Trapero
Written by
Pablo Trapero
Starring
Bérénice Bejo, Martina Gusmán, Edgar Ramírez, Graciela Borges, Joaquín Furriel, Isidoro Tolcachir, Alejandro Viola, Noemí Sayago
Cinematography
Diego Dussuel
Runtime
117 min
Country
Argentina, France
Languages
Spanish

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