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Before the Fall

2008 · 93 min

A slow, suffocating countdown to oblivion, where dread and family duty press down on you like the sky itself.

Directed by
F. Javier Gutiérrez
Genres
Crime, Science fiction
Starring
Mariana Cordero, Eduard Fernández, Elvira de Armiñán
Tagline
If you stop, it traps you
Overview
A meteorite is about to collide with Earth and the planet is gripped by despair and chaos. The inhabitants of the little town of Laguna listen to the news in terror. Ale decides to spend his last days shut away, getting drunk and listening to his favorite music. But his plans change when he is forced to help his mother and protect his brother’s four children. Then an ambiguous, disturbing stranger appears.

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Directed by
F. Javier Gutiérrez
Genres
Crime, Science fiction
Starring
Mariana Cordero, Eduard Fernández, Elvira de Armiñán
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • 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
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, science fiction
Directed by
F. Javier Gutiérrez
Written by
Juan Velarde, F. Javier Gutiérrez
Starring
Mariana Cordero, Eduard Fernández, Elvira de Armiñán, Víctor Clavijo, Nani Jiménez, Juan Carlos Sánchez, Antonio Dechent
Music
Antonio Meliveo
Cinematography
Miguel Ángel Mora
Runtime
93 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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