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Olote

2021 · 13 min

A quiet, heavy short that sits with a child's loneliness and the menace of a violent world just out of sight.

Directed by
Lau Charles
Genres
Drama
Starring
Frida Sofía Cruz Salinas, Roberto Fortunato Flores, Estanislao Marín
Overview
Julia is a child living in a Mexican town trapped in the war against drug trafficking. After waiting for days for his father’s return she meets Miria, a hitman boy.

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Directed by
Lau Charles
Genres
Drama
Starring
Frida Sofía Cruz Salinas, Roberto Fortunato Flores, Estanislao Marín
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • survival
    • violence
    • family
    • trauma
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Lau Charles
    Written by
    Lau Charles
    Starring
    Frida Sofía Cruz Salinas, Roberto Fortunato Flores, Estanislao Marín, Justo Alberto Rodríguez, Gael Chapa, Luis Miguel Moreno
    Cinematography
    Pierre Clemenceau
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    Mexico
    Languages
    Spanish

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