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The Dread

2017 · 67 min

A gentle, curious look at rural healers and their quiet rituals, more charming than eerie.

Overview
The villagers of El Dorado, Argentina, shy away from doctors. Then again, they hardly need one. They have almost as many cures for ailments and illnesses as there are residents in the village. 65 year old Jorge can also cure the most dreaded ailment of them all, the much feared espanto.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • healing
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Pablo Aparo, Martín Benchimol
Written by
Pablo Aparo, Martín Benchimol
Cinematography
Fernando Lorenzale, Martín Benchimol
Runtime
67 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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