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Timecrimes

2007 · 93 min

A tightly wound puzzle that pulls you into a dizzying loop of cause and effect, leaving you uneasy and constantly second-guessing.

Directed by: Nacho Vigalondo
Genres: Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga

Tagline: A trip back in time from the present to...
Overview: A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

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Directed by: Nacho Vigalondo
Genres: Science fiction, Thriller
Starring: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
fate
deception
guilt
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: science fiction, thriller
Directed by: Nacho Vigalondo
Written by: Nacho Vigalondo
Starring: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga, Nacho Vigalondo, Juan Inciarte, Libby Brien, Nicole Dionne, Philip Hersh
Music: Chucky Namanera, Eugenio Mira
Cinematography: Flavio Martínez Labiano
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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