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El Pirata

2015

A grim, single-minded descent into the underworld, all seething resentment and slow, inevitable violence.

Directed by
Alonso O. Lara
Starring
John Solis, Luis Huizar, Vianey Huizar
Overview
During a clandestine card game, a bitter loser conspires with men the gambler once considered friends. In a violent act of betrayal, he is stabbed in the face and loses an eye. Marked for life and reborn under the nickname “The Pirate,” he descends into a world of underground bars, illegal gambling, prostitution rings, and drug trafficking. Fueled by rage and humiliation, he begins a relentless search for everyone involved in the attack. From one shadowy corner of the underworld to another, The Pirate will not rest until he finds the coward who betrayed him and makes them all pay for the night that changed his life forever.

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Directed by
Alonso O. Lara
Starring
John Solis, Luis Huizar, Vianey Huizar
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • crime
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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