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El hombre del año

1970 · 85 min

A light, fast-moving comic caper with a quirky premise, played for easy laughs rather than suspense.

Overview
The life of a man who discovers two hearts changes abruptly when a group of criminals tries to seize one of them to transplant it to a Mafia Boss who has heart problems.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour6
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Kurt Land
    Written by
    Nicolás Sarquís, Jordan De la Cazuela
    Starring
    Alberto Olmedo, Olga Zubarry, Fidel Pintos, Javier Portales, David Llewellyn, Ricardo Castro Ríos, Norma Pons, Coni Vera
    Music
    Alberto Nuñez Palacios
    Cinematography
    Oscar Melli
    Runtime
    85 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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