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Tierra arrasada

2019 · 120 min

A sober, angry documentary essay that walks you through a country's unraveling with archival footage and a narrator's weary voice.

Overview
A portrait of Argentina during the presidency of Mauricio Macri.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • class
  • corruption
  • power
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Tristán Bauer
Starring
Darío Grandinetti
Cinematography
Manuel Fernandez Ceballo
Runtime
120 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish, English

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