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El niño y el tiburón

1978 · 98 min

A gentle, sincere seaside tale of a boy and an animal, easy to watch and quietly heartwarming.

Overview
Fermin, the son of a fisherman, befriends a shark he sees wounded on the beach who he nurses back to health.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Friendship, nature, healing, family
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Directed by
Raúl de Anda Jr.
Written by
Genaro Hurtado, Gilberto de Anda, Janet Alcoriza, Raúl de Anda
Starring
Jorge Rivero, Milton Rodríguez, Mónica Prado, Jorge Russek, Jose Alberto Balbueno, María Rebeca, Miguel Gurza, Mario Cid
Music
Luis Hernández Bretón
Cinematography
Genaro Hurtado
Runtime
98 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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