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No es por gusto

1981 · 51 min

A sober, unflinching sit with women whose testimony carries quiet force, leaving heaviness rather than spectacle.

Overview
The first documentary directed by Maria del Carmen de Lara, together with feminist producer, scriptwriter and director Maria Eugenia Tamés. A direct cinema experience, based on research on the harsh reality of sex workers in Mexico at the time. Testimonies from several women, who have different life paths, but share the violence to which they’re exposed: precariousness, prison, mistreatment, discrimination and dehumanisation.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • class
  • gender
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror2
Humour0
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Maria Eugenia Tamés, María del Carmen de Lara
Written by
Maria Eugenia Tamés
Starring
Maria Silvestre, Rebeca, Esther, María de la Luz
Runtime
51 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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