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The Facilitator

2013 · 83 min

A slow, somber plunge into family secrets and social conflict, heavy with addiction and corruption but touched by moments of beauty.

Directed by
Víctor Arregui
Genres
Drama
Starring
Francisco Febres Cordero, María Gracia Omegna, Juan Carlos Terán
Overview
Elena comes back to Ecuador to help her father overcome his illness. She spends most of her time between drugs and alcohol. While visiting her grandpa in the Andes Elena gets involved in the fight for water access in an indigenous community. She gradually understands that among family secrets, corruption and dark perversions commitment and beauty can emerge.

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Directed by
Víctor Arregui
Genres
Drama
Starring
Francisco Febres Cordero, María Gracia Omegna, Juan Carlos Terán
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 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
  • family
  • addiction
  • corruption
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Víctor Arregui
Written by
Joaquín Carrasco, Víctor Arregui, Anahí Hoeneisen
Starring
Francisco Febres Cordero, María Gracia Omegna, Juan Carlos Terán, Marco Bustos, Mauricio Samaniego, Christoph Baumann, Andrés Crespo, Tamara Navas
Cinematography
Daniel Avilés Escobar
Runtime
83 min
Country
Ecuador
Languages
Spanish

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