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Dopamina

2019 · 88 min

An intimate, quietly emotional documentary that sits with a family's fractures, blending illness and political ideals into a tender personal reckoning.

Directed by: Natalia Imery Almario
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Ricardo Imery Valderrama, Gloria Almario Álvarez, Natalia Imery Almario

Overview: Ricardo, Natalia's father, suffers from Parkinson's disease; in that condition he stopped producing Dopamine. Surviving a very strong family crisis, Natalia told them her sexual orientation. She does not understand why after being left-wing militants and fighting for equality and freedom, they could not accept her choice.

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Directed by: Natalia Imery Almario
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Ricardo Imery Valderrama, Gloria Almario Álvarez, Natalia Imery Almario

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
sexuality
politics
healing
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	0
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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Natalia Imery Almario
Written by: Natalia Imery Almario
Starring: Ricardo Imery Valderrama, Gloria Almario Álvarez, Natalia Imery Almario, Enrica Colazzo Misciali, Angela Leyton, Luciano Colery (Cat)
Cinematography: Laura Imery Almario
Runtime: 88 min
Country: Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay
Languages: Spanish

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