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Hotel Coppelia

2021 · 105 min

A somber, slow-building period drama where hope briefly flares before occupation turns a seaside refuge into a pressure cooker of dignity and compromise.

Directed by
José María Cabral
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lumy Lizardo, Nashla Bogaert, Ruth Emeterio
Overview
1965, Dominican Republic. At a seaside brothel, the lives of a group of prostitutes take a dramatic turn when freedom fighters stage a revolutionary coup, making them realise they can have a better life and perhaps find love. But everything changes when the US army supresses the revolution and takes the brothel as a military base: the girls will have to face the dilemma of either sleeping with the enemy or protecting their dignity at all costs.

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Directed by
José María Cabral
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lumy Lizardo, Nashla Bogaert, Ruth Emeterio
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • identity
  • power
  • betrayal
  • deception
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
José María Cabral
Written by
José María Cabral
Starring
Lumy Lizardo, Nashla Bogaert, Ruth Emeterio, Cyndie Lundy, Jazz Vilá, Nick Searcy, Madison Diaz, Camila Santana
Music
Jorge Magaz
Cinematography
Hernan Herrera
Runtime
105 min
Country
Dominican Republic
Languages
Spanish

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