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El otro Luis

1975 · 23 min

A quiet, introspective short that unfolds like a half-remembered confession, leaving you with a lingering sense of solitude.

Directed by
Alejo Loren
Genres
Drama
Overview
The film tells the story of Luis, a young male prostitute who wakes up alone at his lover's house while he is at work. Through the voice of a narrator, fragments of a note left by the owner of the house and a telephone conversation with him, the life of the protagonist unfolds.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Isolation, identity, sexuality, loneliness
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Alejo Loren
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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