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Externados

2020 · 71 min

A quiet, humane documentary that sits with institutional cruelty and the slow, dignified work of rebuilding two lives.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
Héctor and Alvarito survived a perverse system that deprived them of their freedoms and rights, imprisoned in the Colonia Montes de Oca for more than 50 years. Today, they are part of a project that confronts the mental asylum logic and seeks to give their lives a new meaning.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, freedom, healing, trauma
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

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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
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Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Eduardo L. Sánchez
Written by
Eduardo L. Sánchez
Runtime
71 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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