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Gladiolos

15 min

A quiet, tender short about loss and small-town kindness, unfolding gently as a son walks his mother's familiar route.

Directed by
Mónica Juanita Hernández
Starring
Martha Lucía Leal, Archie Vargas, Daniela Berrio
Overview
Waldina, the flowers seller of the little town of Arcabuco, has died. Her son Humberto arrives from the big city and decides to make the last delivery of flowers to her clients without knowing that in one of that doors could find his happiness.

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Directed by
Mónica Juanita Hernández
Starring
Martha Lucía Leal, Archie Vargas, Daniela Berrio
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • love
    • isolation
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Directed by
    Mónica Juanita Hernández
    Written by
    Mónica Juanita Hernández
    Starring
    Martha Lucía Leal, Archie Vargas, Daniela Berrio
    Runtime
    15 min
    Country
    Colombia

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