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Spain: The First Globalization

2021 · 107 min

An earnest, scholarly documentary that revisits a contested historical period with measured pacing and a corrective intent.

Directed by: José Luis López-Linares
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Antonio Valero, Rubén García Benito, Alicia Relinque

Overview: A new reading of the historical period that began with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (1479-1516) and the discovery of America (1492), as well as an analysis of its undeniable influence on the subsequent evolution of the history of Spain and the world.

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Directed by: José Luis López-Linares
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Antonio Valero, Rubén García Benito, Alicia Relinque

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: colonialism
power
identity
politics
memory
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Realism	9
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Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
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Genres: documentary, history
Directed by: José Luis López-Linares
Written by: José Luis López-Linares
Starring: Antonio Valero, Rubén García Benito, Alicia Relinque, Abigail R. Horro, Luo Huiling, Carlos Martínez Shaw, Marcelo Gullo, Luis Ribot
Cinematography: José Luis López-Linares
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Spain
Languages: English, Spanish

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