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Tijuana caliente

1981 · 101 min

A gritty, talky Mexican crime drama that ambles through bars and jail cells with a wry, weary edge.

Overview
Thanks to a scam, an innocent man ends up in jail and decides to look for the person who locked him up.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • crime
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
José Luis Urquieta
Music
Susana Rodriguez
Runtime
101 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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