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Quijote

2012 · 80 min

A quiet, affectionate portrait of rural life and stubborn passion, watching a farmer turn everyday chores into theater with his family.

Directed by
Juan Pablo Ríos
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jairo William Gutiérrez, Luz Arena Gutiérrez, Juanita Paloma Gutiérrez
Tagline
The story of a peasant that made his dreams come true from land to theater
Overview
As a child, Jairo William Gutiérrez traded a few onions for a ticket to the circus and from then on he only wanted to be an actor and playwright. Today Jairo is 50 years old and farms the land, milks his cow and writes theater. His passion for the stage is so great that he set up a theater company, which is made up of his wife, two daughters and a few neighbors.

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Directed by
Juan Pablo Ríos
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jairo William Gutiérrez, Luz Arena Gutiérrez, Juanita Paloma Gutiérrez
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • family
  • work
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Juan Pablo Ríos
Written by
Juan Pablo Ríos
Starring
Jairo William Gutiérrez, Luz Arena Gutiérrez, Juanita Paloma Gutiérrez, Olga Lucía Cuenca, José Javier Francisco Realpe, Jhon Alexander Castillo
Music
Sebastián García
Runtime
80 min
Country
Colombia
Languages
Spanish

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