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Cassandro the Exotico!

2018 · 73 min

A quiet, intimate portrait that drifts between tenderness and weariness, watching a performer's body and spirit endure.

Directed by
Marie Losier
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Saúl Armendáriz
Overview
After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts on the ring, Cassandro, the star of the gender-bending cross-dressing Mexican wrestlers known as the Exoticos, is far from retiring. But with dozens of broken bones and metal pins in his body, he must now reinvent himself.

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Directed by
Marie Losier
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Saúl Armendáriz
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • aging
    • survival
    • loneliness
    • art
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Marie Losier
    Written by
    Marie Losier
    Starring
    Saúl Armendáriz
    Cinematography
    Marie Losier
    Runtime
    73 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    English, Spanish

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