Movie

El Baleado

2010 · 93 min

A grim, single-minded revenge thriller that moves quickly through violent set pieces with little relief or warmth.

Overview: The young drug trafficker Leonardo Hernández, after a heated argument, kills the son of Juan Rentería, a powerful mafia boss in the region, who upon finding out, exacts bloody revenge against Leonardo and his family. In the shootout, only Saúl, the youngest of the Hernández family, survives, who from that moment on will only have one motive in his life, to end Rentería and his group of murderers.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, violence, crime, family
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
violence
crime
family
survival
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild