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Arenal

2019 · 22 min

A quiet, sunlit slice of adolescence where absence and longing hang in the air, patient and gently melancholic.

Overview
Two teenage friends spend their summer in Madrid but they can't see each other.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Rafa Alberola
Written by
Rafa Alberola
Starring
Juan 'Charlie' Arango, Olivia Delcán, Gonzalo Herrero, Violeta Orgaz, Kimberley Tell
Cinematography
Giuseppe Truppi
Runtime
22 min

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