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La venganza de Maria

1983 · 98 min

A grim, slow-building Mexican crime thriller where menace creeps in one killing at a time, leaving you wary of every friendly face.

Overview
Arms/drug smuggler wants Maria to take care of his puppies... but he also has reasons to kill off most of her menfolk family members, one or two at a time.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • crime
  • family
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Fernando Durán Rojas
Written by
Julián Garza, Carlos Valdemar
Starring
Andrés García, Alicia Encinas, Marco Antonio Infante Lopez, Sergio Goyri, Roberto Cañedo, Eric del Castillo, Tito Junco, Rodrigo Puebla
Cinematography
Agustín Lara Alvarado
Runtime
98 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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