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Noche americana

2022 · 93 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic comedy-thriller where awkward desire and class friction simmer inside a single hotel room.

Directed by: Alejandro Bazzano
Genres: Comedy, Thriller
Starring: Florencia Raggi, Rafael Ferro, Alan Daicz

Overview: Iván is an unknown 24-year-old musician who receives the news that his flight from Rome has been cancelled. Once at the hotel, he discovers that an Argentine movie star twenty years older than him is in the same situation. Everything seems like a dream for Iván when she opens the door to an affair, but the tension grows when the actress's husband and daughter arrive.

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Directed by: Alejandro Bazzano
Genres: Comedy, Thriller
Starring: Florencia Raggi, Rafael Ferro, Alan Daicz

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
deception
class
ambition
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, thriller
Directed by: Alejandro Bazzano
Written by: Rodrigo Spagnuolo
Starring: Florencia Raggi, Rafael Ferro, Alan Daicz, Luis Cao, Sofía Lara, Mauricio González, Virginia Méndez, Cristian Vera
Music: Gabriel Casacuberta
Cinematography: Felipe Alba
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Argentina, Uruguay
Languages: Spanish

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