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Bittersweet Waters

2019 · 100 min

A quiet, aching struggle for honesty in a watchful community, heavy with unspoken longing and the weight of family duty.

Directed by
Jesús Canchola Sánchez
Starring
Denis Montes
Overview
A young man living in rural Mexico loves in secret. In order to live truthfully, he must overcome his mother, his lover's fiancée, and the traditional community that surrounds him. Atl lives in a small rural town in Mexico. He's in love with Diego. They are in a secret relationship because they would be thrown out of the town if the neighbors found out. Diego is about to get married with a woman, but doesn't want anything to change between them. Atl wants to live his life truthfully, but doesn't know how. He lives with his mother who uses him for money and his mute grandmother who is the most precious thing in his life. Atl is in a tug of war between what he's expected to be and what his heart tells him he is. He must choose between tradition and freedom.

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Directed by
Jesús Canchola Sánchez
Starring
Denis Montes
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
Jesús Canchola Sánchez
Written by
Jesús Canchola Sánchez
Starring
Denis Montes
Cinematography
Alicia Aguirre
Runtime
100 min
Country
Mexico, United States of America

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