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The little hero of Arroyo del Oro

1932 · 64 min

A sombre, sincere retelling of a real rural tragedy, watched with the quiet gravity of a folk ballad.

Directed by
Carlos Alonso
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alberto Candeau, Hilda Quinteros, Vicente Quinteros
Overview
Directed by Carlos Alonso, the drama is the film version of the documentary chronicle of the journalist José Sánchez Flores about the tragedy that occurred on May 9 of the same year in the town of Pueblo del Oro - today Mendizábal - in the department of Treinta y Tres, a story that is part of Uruguayan folklore and that had the child Dionisio Díaz as the protagonist.

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Directed by
Carlos Alonso
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alberto Candeau, Hilda Quinteros, Vicente Quinteros
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • grief
  • family
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Carlos Alonso
Written by
Carlos Alonso
Starring
Alberto Candeau, Hilda Quinteros, Vicente Quinteros, Ariel Severino
Runtime
64 min
Country
Uruguay

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