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Los totos

1983 · 21 min

A raw, unhurried glimpse into hardscrabble lives, shot with scarce resources but clear-eyed empathy.

Directed by: Marcelo Céspedes
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Produced in almost marginal conditions, Los Totos is a portrait of life in impoverished neighbourhoods

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Directed by: Marcelo Céspedes
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: class
isolation
survival
family
identity
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Marcelo Céspedes
Written by: Marcelo Céspedes
Runtime: 21 min
Country: Argentina

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