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Bad Feeling

2001 · 20 min

A short, simmering summer portrait of a teenager at odds with the adults around her, tense and quietly observant.

Directed by
Belén Macías
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adriana Ugarte, Blanca Apilánez, Adolfo Fernández
Overview
Second short film by Belén Macías, which shows the unbeatable narrative pulse of a director who has combined film and television work and her unbeatable work directing actors from the beginning, tells the summer story of a teenage girl - played by the renowned actress Adriana Ugarte in one of her first roles - who lives a huge conflict with her elders.

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Directed by
Belén Macías
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adriana Ugarte, Blanca Apilánez, Adolfo Fernández
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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
    • coming-of-age
    • family
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Belén Macías
    Written by
    Pablo Hernández González, Belén Macías
    Starring
    Adriana Ugarte, Blanca Apilánez, Adolfo Fernández, Rosa Estévez, Pedro Casablanc
    Runtime
    20 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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