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The Young and the Damned

1950 · 82 min

A grim, unflinching plunge into poverty and violence that leaves you shaken and heartbroken.

Overview
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • crime
  • violence
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Luis Buñuel
Written by
Max Aub, Luis Alcoriza, Pedro de Urdimalas, Luis Buñuel
Starring
Estela Inda, Miguel Inclán, Alfonso Mejía, Roberto Cobo, Alma Delia Fuentes, Francisco Jambrina, Jesús García Navarro, Efraín Arauz
Music
Gustavo Pittaluga
Cinematography
Gabriel Figueroa
Runtime
82 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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