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Under the Sky Shelter

2022 · 70 min

A quiet, rugged trek through harsh mountain country, patient and immersive, with a steady sense of risk and endurance.

Directed by
Diego Acosta
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Is set in the figure of a transhumant muleteer who once a year takes more than a thousand sheep up into the heart of the Andes Mountains. Accompanied by six men and ten dogs, he crosses forests, cliffs and rivers in search of food for his livestock, regardless of the risk to his life that this effort entails.

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  • DocAlliance Films
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Directed by
Diego Acosta
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • work
  • nature
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Diego Acosta
Written by
Diego Acosta
Music
Sebastián Cifuentes
Cinematography
Sebastián Sánchez
Runtime
70 min
Country
Chile
Languages
Spanish

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