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Can

1969 · 23 min

A strange, slow, unsettling chamber piece that feels like a bad dream in a decaying house.

Directed by: Mario Gómez Martín
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Emiliano Redondo, María Sánchez Aroca, Jesús Enguita

Overview: Andrés, who lives with his grandmother in a decadent mansion, decides to become a dog in order to overcome his moral prejudices so that he can commit a horrible act.

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Directed by: Mario Gómez Martín
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Emiliano Redondo, María Sánchez Aroca, Jesús Enguita

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
isolation
guilt
morality
family
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, fantasy
Directed by: Mario Gómez Martín
Written by: Mario Gómez Martín
Starring: Emiliano Redondo, María Sánchez Aroca, Jesús Enguita, Antonio Orengo, Armando G. Posada, Mercedes Juste, Elena Escobar, Matilde Baeza
Cinematography: Julio Madurga
Runtime: 23 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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