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Joel

2018 · 100 min

A quiet, patient drama that sits with a family's fragile new bond and asks you to pay close attention.

Directed by
Carlos Sorin
Genres
Drama
Overview
Unable to have kids of their own, Cecilia and Diego get a call from the adoption agency they registered to, some time ago. The sudden arrival of Joel, a 9 year old with a very hard backstory, will change the course of their lives.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Parenthood, family, trauma, healing
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Carlos Sorin
    Written by
    Carlos Sorin
    Starring
    Victoria Almeida, Diego Gentile, Joel Noguera, Ana Katz, Gustavo Daniele, Emilce Festa, Rodrigo Muñoz, Claudia Pérez
    Cinematography
    Iván Gierasinchuk
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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