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Los enemigos

1983 · 90 min

A hushed, uneasy chamber piece where domestic strangeness and political dread seep into every room.

Directed by
Eduardo Calcagno
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Ulises Dumont, Nelly Prono, Mirta Busnelli
Overview
The film depicts an eccentric Argentine family consisting of an elderly woman, her son, and the maid. Their relationships with each other and the outside world are closely linked to the dictatorship that grips the country they live in.

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Directed by
Eduardo Calcagno
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Ulises Dumont, Nelly Prono, Mirta Busnelli
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • family
  • isolation
  • power
  • deception
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama
Directed by
Eduardo Calcagno
Starring
Ulises Dumont, Nelly Prono, Mirta Busnelli, Esther Goris, Fernanda Mistral, Pepe Soriano, Miguel Ángel Solá, Max Berliner
Cinematography
Roberto Mateo
Runtime
90 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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