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The Special

2020 · 91 min

A raw, heartfelt story of a son's persistence and a father's struggle, told with emotional honesty and a focus on music.

Overview
CHUO (23) is a young Down syndrome, that wants to be treated as an adult man; which creates a constant confrontation with his father JOSÉ (45), a frustrated percussionist, refugee in the drink, not knowing how to handle the demand for love of his special child. While CHUO wins performing spaces so that his father loves him, José increasingly rejected him. However, CHUO not cease in its efforts and is in the music, the way to win the love of his father.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • addiction
  • identity
  • music
Places
  • big city
  • 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
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ignacio Márquez
Starring
Greyber Rengifo, Ruper Vásquez, Brenda Moreno
Runtime
91 min
Country
Venezuela
Languages
Spanish

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