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Rojo

2018 · 106 min

A slow-burning, quietly menacing plunge into bourgeois complicity, where everyday politeness curdles into dread.

Directed by
Benjamín Naishtat
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Darío Grandinetti, Andrea Frigerio, Alfredo Castro
Tagline
When everyone gets silent, there are no innocents
Overview
A small town in an Argentinian province, 1975. The life of Claudio, a successful lawyer, gets complicated when he has a stupid quarrel with a stranger in a crowded restaurant.

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Directed by
Benjamín Naishtat
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Darío Grandinetti, Andrea Frigerio, Alfredo Castro
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • power
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Darío Grandinetti, Andrea Frigerio, Alfredo Castro, Diego Cremonesi, Laura Grandinetti, Claudio Martínez Bel, Susana Pampín, Rafael Federman
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland
Languages
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