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From Afar

2006 · 18 min

A quiet, patient visit where small chores and silences carry the weight of a mother and son's distance.

Directed by
Alejandro Fernández Almendras
Starring
Jaime Palavecino, Olga Muñoz
Overview
In the days leading up to Christmas, a man travels from the city to the country to spend the day with his mother. Once they are together they talk about their daily lives, he helps her repair the motor pump and she does some laundry for him. Then he takes a nap and she feeds the chickens. A journey and a brief moment of intimacy between a mother and child.

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Directed by
Alejandro Fernández Almendras
Starring
Jaime Palavecino, Olga Muñoz
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • isolation
    • aging
    Places
    • countryside
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Directed by
    Alejandro Fernández Almendras
    Starring
    Jaime Palavecino, Olga Muñoz
    Cinematography
    Inti Briones
    Runtime
    18 min
    Country
    Chile
    Languages
    Spanish

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