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Perdida

2018 · 103 min

A somber, slow-burning search through misty forests and buried secrets, anchored by a determined woman's grief and the quiet menace of small-town power.

Directed by
Alejandro Montiel
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Luisana Lopilato, Amaia Salamanca, Rafael Spregelburd
Tagline
Never stop searching
Overview
A policewoman whose childhood friend disappeared in Patagonia years ago starts a new search to find answers, and soon finds her own life in danger.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Alejandro Montiel
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Luisana Lopilato, Amaia Salamanca, Rafael Spregelburd
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • justice
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, crime
Directed by
Alejandro Montiel
Written by
Jorge Maestro, Mili Roque Pitt, Alejandro Montiel
Starring
Luisana Lopilato, Amaia Salamanca, Rafael Spregelburd, Nicolás Furtado, Oriana Sabatini, Pedro Casablanc, Arantxa Martí, Carlos Alcántara
Music
Alfonso G. Aguilar
Cinematography
Guillermo Nieto
Runtime
103 min
Country
Argentina, Spain
Languages
Spanish

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