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Perkin

2018 · 70 min

A quiet, drifting night walk through city streets, heavy with weariness and talk, more mood than story.

Directed by: Roberto Farías
Genres: Drama
Starring: Sebastián Layseca, Eduardo Sepúlveda, Willy Benitez

Overview: Muñeca wanders through Santiago streets with his comrades, All them tired from work and unhappiness, go in the search of a party or just a reason to celebrate.Little by little things began to unveil the experiences and the different points of view that each one has about work, the city and life ...

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Directed by: Roberto Farías
Genres: Drama
Starring: Sebastián Layseca, Eduardo Sepúlveda, Willy Benitez

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: work
isolation
class
friendship
loneliness
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Roberto Farías
Written by: Roberto Farías
Starring: Sebastián Layseca, Eduardo Sepúlveda, Willy Benitez, Aldo Labarra, Marcelo Alonso, Cristina Alcaíno, Micho Vitali, Alejandro Trejo
Music: Santiago Jara
Cinematography: Mirko Zlatar
Runtime: 70 min
Country: Chile
Languages: Spanish

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