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A Ritmo de Fe

2013

A heartfelt underdog dance story that lifts you with rhythmic energy while quietly pressing on class barriers and the cost of ambition.

Directed by: José Gómez De Vargas
Genres: Music, Drama
Starring: Hayrold Abreu, Loraida Bobadilla, Vladimir Acevedo

Overview: Juan is a urban music dancer from the slums. Due to his extraordinary talent, he is allowed to study in the most prestiogious dance studio in the city of Santo Domingo, but to become a star he'll have to go through many obstacles.

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Directed by: José Gómez De Vargas
Genres: Music, Drama
Starring: Hayrold Abreu, Loraida Bobadilla, Vladimir Acevedo

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
ambition
identity
music
coming-of-age
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: music, drama
Directed by: José Gómez De Vargas
Written by: Eudys Cordero
Starring: Hayrold Abreu, Loraida Bobadilla, Vladimir Acevedo, Laura Isabel Fernández, Yamilé Schécker, José Roberto Díaz García, Marquis Leguizamón, José Julio Sánchez
Cinematography: Justo Cruz
Country: Dominican Republic
Languages: Spanish

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