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130 Children

2021 · 74 min

A quiet, affectionate observational portrait that lingers on everyday family life and the slow weight of growing older together.

Directed by
Ainara Aparici
Genres
Documentary
Overview
In Costa Rica, the family of Melba (65) and Víctor (70) has sheltered over 130 children in the last 40 years. Today, some of them seek paths to adulthood while a new child is integrated into this great family with the adventures and difficulties of a home that continues to multiply despite the parents’ advanced age.

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Directed by
Ainara Aparici
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • family
  • parenthood
  • aging
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism10
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ainara Aparici
Written by
Susana Quiroz Saavedra, Ainara Aparici
Cinematography
Eduardo Guaita
Runtime
74 min
Country
Chile, Costa Rica
Languages
Spanish

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