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Intacto

2001 · 108 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into a world where luck is a currency and every gamble feels like a quiet threat, keeping you tense and uneasy.

Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eusebio Poncela, Mónica López

Tagline: Some are born with luck. Others gamble for it.
Overview: An enigmatic tale of four people whose lives are intertwined by destiny are subject to the laws of fate. They discover that luck is something they cannot afford to be without as they gamble with the highest stakes possible in a deadly game from which only one of them will emerge intact.

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Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Leonardo Sbaraglia, Eusebio Poncela, Mónica López

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: fate
obsession
power
survival
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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