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Vapor

2021 · 12 min

A quiet, parched little film that makes a liter of water feel like a fortune, leaving you uneasy and thirsty.

Directed by
José Salof
Genres
Drama
Starring
Daniela Porras, Luis Fernando Jiménez Mayagoitia, Alberto Juárez
Overview
After the "Boiling," a phenomenon that evaporated most of the planet's drinkable water, a couple of acquaintances meet to claim the prize that one of them has won: a liter of water.

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Directed by
José Salof
Genres
Drama
Starring
Daniela Porras, Luis Fernando Jiménez Mayagoitia, Alberto Juárez
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • greed
  • isolation
  • morality
  • environment
Places
  • countryside
Era
near-future
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
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
José Salof
Starring
Daniela Porras, Luis Fernando Jiménez Mayagoitia, Alberto Juárez
Runtime
12 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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