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Denúncia Vazia

1979 · 7 min

A brief, heavy watch that presses down on you with quiet dread and leaves a lingering ache.

Directed by
Adélia Sampaio
Genres
Drama
Starring
Catalina Bonakie, Rodolfo Arena
Overview
An elderly couple decides to commit suicide after receive a eviction order. The first short-film of Adélia Sampaio, the first black woman in Brazil to direct a feature film.

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Directed by
Adélia Sampaio
Genres
Drama
Starring
Catalina Bonakie, Rodolfo Arena
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • aging
  • isolation
  • class
  • grief
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Adélia Sampaio
Written by
Adélia Sampaio
Starring
Catalina Bonakie, Rodolfo Arena
Runtime
7 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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