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El sacrificio de Nehuén Puyelli

2016 · 90 min

A grim, slow descent into a rigged system, watching two men ground down by confinement and quiet cruelty.

Overview
Nehuén Puyelli and his family are of Mapuche origin, Ramón Arce purges the end of a long condemnation, both men cross their destinies in a framework of confinement, as a result of the judicial corruption prevailing in a Patagonian city. A vindictive and wealthy mother makes use of all the resources at her disposal in order to bring Nehuén to a limit situation.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • isolation
  • revenge
  • power
Places
  • prison
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
José Celestino Campusano
Written by
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Starring
Chino Aravena, Emanuel Gallardo, Ana Nuñez, Daniel Quaranta, Juan Pablo Sierra, Aldo Verso, Damián Alberto Ávila, Carlos Marsero
Runtime
90 min
Country
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Languages
Spanish

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