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Averno

2018 · 87 min

A slow, dreamlike descent where myth and the night city blur together, demanding patience and offering unease rather than clarity.

Directed by
Marcos Loayza
Genres
Fantasy
Starring
Paolo Vargas, Franco Miranda, Raúl Beltrán
Overview
Young bootblack Tupah embarks on a frantic quest to find his uncle, Jacinto, lost in the Averno. In a dangerous journey through the underworld, myth and reality get endlessly intertwined and the death-loaded night in La Paz unveils the darkest and most surreal face of the imaginary of the Andes.

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Directed by
Marcos Loayza
Genres
Fantasy
Starring
Paolo Vargas, Franco Miranda, Raúl Beltrán
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • family
    • identity
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    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
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    fantasy
    Directed by
    Marcos Loayza
    Starring
    Paolo Vargas, Franco Miranda, Raúl Beltrán, Rosa Ríos, Miguel Ángel Estellano, Álvaro Gonzáles, Percy Jimenez
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Bolivia
    Languages
    Spanish

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