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The Guru

2019 · 70 min

A quiet, patient documentary that watches a factory worker's private dream of boxing glory unfold in small, ordinary moments.

Directed by
Rory Barrientos Lamas
Genres
Documentary
Overview
In the south of Chile on the Chiloé Island, Carlos Ruiz works as an operator in an industrial cannery. He is one of the cogs that makes the machine turn, except when he is a machine himself, like when he delivers blows on the punching-ball. A machine that dreams of glory. Because in his other life, Carlos is little-by-little becoming “the Guru”, who ceaselessly trains in what little leisure time he has so that he can win his match.

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Directed by
Rory Barrientos Lamas
Genres
Documentary
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • ambition
    • identity
    • isolation
    Places
    • workplace
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
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    Written by
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    Cinematography
    Rory Barrientos Lamas
    Runtime
    70 min
    Country
    Chile
    Languages
    Spanish

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