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Dona

2020 · 20 min

A quiet, somber chamber piece that unfolds through confession, carrying the weight of long-held secrets across generations.

Directed by
Marga Melià
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rosa Cadafalch, Laura de la Isla, Miquel Gelabert
Overview
At the time of her death, and after a lifetime of silence, a woman decides to confess all her terrible secrets to one of the psychiatrists in the mental institution she is held in. A story that talks about three generations of women marked by fate.

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Directed by
Marga Melià
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rosa Cadafalch, Laura de la Isla, Miquel Gelabert
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • memory
    • guilt
    • madness
    • death
    Places
    • hospital
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Marga Melià
    Starring
    Rosa Cadafalch, Laura de la Isla, Miquel Gelabert, Carla Miquel
    Runtime
    20 min
    Languages
    Catalan

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