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El crack

1960 · 81 min

A sober, slowly building drama that traces how ambition and money quietly corrupt a young athlete's world.

Directed by
José A. Martínez Suárez
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jorge Salcedo, Aída Luz, Marcos Zucker
Overview
Osvaldo, a football player on the rise, begins to be targeted by private interests who want to elevate him to the status of a sports star.

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Directed by
José A. Martínez Suárez
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jorge Salcedo, Aída Luz, Marcos Zucker
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • corruption
    • celebrity
    • power
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    José A. Martínez Suárez
    Written by
    José A. Martínez Suárez
    Starring
    Jorge Salcedo, Aída Luz, Marcos Zucker, Domingo Sapelli, Carlos Rivas, Víctor Martucci, Chema Muñoz, Mirko Álvarez
    Cinematography
    Humberto Peruzzi
    Runtime
    81 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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