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Los Veo

2020 · 23 min

A tense, sorrowful plunge into a father's desperate gamble, heavy with dread and moral weight.

Directed by
José Daniel Granados
Genres
Drama
Starring
David Medel, Ileana Giselle Contreras Garcia
Overview
Mexico, near the celebration of Día de los Muertos. Alejandro (40), a loving single father, struggles to straighten up his life for the sake of his daughter Gabriela (6). He wants to leave the migrant smuggling gang where he works for, but fears for his life. When he gets assigned the task of transporting Central American immigrants to the border of the U.S., he sees an opportunity to escape with this daughter. During the trip, things start to go wrong and Alejandro has to make difficult decisions. It opens his eyes to a world he was unaware of.

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Directed by
José Daniel Granados
Genres
Drama
Starring
David Medel, Ileana Giselle Contreras Garcia
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • crime
  • morality
  • parenthood
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
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Country
Belgium
Languages
Spanish

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