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Poison Dew

2019 · 79 min

A grim, slow-burning descent into desperation, where a mother's impossible choices weigh heavily on every frame.

Directed by
Emiliano Grieco
Genres
Drama
Starring
Daiana Provenzano, Tomás Fonzi, Lorena Vega
Overview
Sara discovers that agrochemicals sprayed by her neighbor for soy cultivation poisoned her daughter. The treatment compels them to travel to Buenos Aires. To get money for it, Sara devotes herself to drug trafficking. This becomes a threat to her freedom and the safety of her children.

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Directed by
Emiliano Grieco
Genres
Drama
Starring
Daiana Provenzano, Tomás Fonzi, Lorena Vega
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • survival
  • family
  • crime
  • corruption
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • 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
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Emiliano Grieco
Written by
Emiliano Grieco, Bárbara Sarasola-Day
Starring
Daiana Provenzano, Tomás Fonzi, Lorena Vega, Olivia Olmedo, Eva Bianco
Cinematography
Baltasar Torcasso
Runtime
79 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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