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Gringuito

1998 · 100 min

A quiet, observant culture-shock drama that asks you to sit with a sulky child's discomfort and slowly warm to him.

Directed by
Sergio M. Castilla
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sebastián Pérez, Mateo Iribarren, Catalina Guerra
Overview
Ivan is a kid whose family decides to go back to Chile from New York, after at least a decade away. Ivan of course is not quite the Chilean kid his grandparents would like him to be: he sulks, misses the Opera, finds things odd and ugly, acting like a real "little gringo" (hence the title).

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Directed by
Sergio M. Castilla
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sebastián Pérez, Mateo Iribarren, Catalina Guerra
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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
    • identity
    • family
    • immigration
    • coming-of-age
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    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
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Sergio M. Castilla
    Written by
    J.B. Miller, Sergio M. Castilla
    Starring
    Sebastián Pérez, Mateo Iribarren, Catalina Guerra, Alejandro Goic, Kevin Dean, William Dean, Liliana Ross, José Manuel Salcedo
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    Chile
    Languages
    Spanish, English

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