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Rocambola

2019 · 83 min

A tense, unsettling standoff in a quiet house where politeness feels like a trap and every moment hums with hidden menace.

Directed by: Juanra Fernández
Genres: Horror
Starring: Juan Diego Botto, Jan Cornet, Sheila Ponce

Overview: Dante is a professional thief who makes ends meet through carefully selected, small jobs. His new target is a secluded big house which he thinks is unoccupied. But he's not alone, he will meet a strange couple whose reaction to his intrusion is to ask him for breakfast. They are hiding other plans.

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Directed by: Juanra Fernández
Genres: Horror
Starring: Juan Diego Botto, Jan Cornet, Sheila Ponce

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
isolation
crime
power
survival
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Juanra Fernández
Starring: Juan Diego Botto, Jan Cornet, Sheila Ponce, Elisa Matilla, Ana Álvarez, Olfo Bosé, Ana Belén Jiménez, Miriam de la Fuente
Runtime: 83 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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