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Not the End

2018 · 96 min

A bittersweet, time-bending romance that lingers on memory and loss, asking you to savour the quiet ache of a love being replayed.

Directed by: César Esteban Alenda, José Esteban Alenda
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Starring: Javier Rey, María León, Juan Carlos Sánchez

Tagline: All love stories have a beginning and… an ending?
Overview: Javier comes from the future to recover María's lost love. Together, they relive the magic of the day they met and repeat the journey they made from a sunrise in Madrid to a sunset on the Andalusian coast. Everything to get María to be the full of life girl he once fell in love with.

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Directed by: César Esteban Alenda, José Esteban Alenda
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Starring: Javier Rey, María León, Juan Carlos Sánchez

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
memory
grief
fate
healing
Places: big city
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, fantasy, romance, science fiction
Directed by: César Esteban Alenda, José Esteban Alenda
Written by: César Esteban Alenda, José Esteban Alenda
Starring: Javier Rey, María León, Juan Carlos Sánchez, Mari Paz Sayago, Paco Ochoa, Roberto Campillo, Asencio Salas, Paco Mora
Music: Sergio de la Puente
Cinematography: Ángel Amorós
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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