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Los pepenadores de aca

1985 · 90 min

A quiet, grounded drama of a frightened man scraping by among outcasts, watching his back in a hard, unglamorous world.

Overview
Street-vendor believes he's wanted for a murder he didn't commit, so he hides among the "gleaners" at the city dump.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • survival
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Directed by
    Icaro Cisneros
    Written by
    Icaro Cisneros
    Starring
    David Reynoso, Martha Elena Cervantes, Norma Lazareno, Antonio de Hud, Freddy Fernández 'El Pichi', Xavier López, Jorge Reynoso, Rocío Brambila
    Music
    Ernesto Cortázar Jr.
    Cinematography
    Fernando Colín
    Runtime
    90 min

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