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Silento

2019 · 11 min

A hushed, tense short that tightens around you as danger closes in on a fragile refuge.

Directed by
Esteban Garcia Vernaza
Genres
Drama
Overview
In the beginnings of the 1950s Colombian Civil war, a girl must protect her little sister as an armed group invades their farm.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Esteban Garcia Vernaza
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • family
    • violence
    • war
    • fate
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror3
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Esteban Garcia Vernaza
    Written by
    Esteban Garcia Vernaza
    Runtime
    11 min

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