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María Lionza

2004 · 85 min

A quiet, dreamlike historical drama that moves between past and present, asking you to sit with its mystery rather than solve it.

Directed by
Luis Gaitán
Genres
History
Starring
Luis José Santander, Ruddy Rodriguez, Maria Alejandra Dot
Overview
In 1530, a tribe rejected a light-eyed Indian woman. In the present, a woman's recurring dreams reveal her mystery in a divided country.

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Directed by
Luis Gaitán
Genres
History
Starring
Luis José Santander, Ruddy Rodriguez, Maria Alejandra Dot
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • memory
  • faith
  • race
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
history
Directed by
Luis Gaitán
Starring
Luis José Santander, Ruddy Rodriguez, Maria Alejandra Dot
Runtime
85 min
Country
Venezuela
Languages
Spanish

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