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Nepantla

2021 · 29 min

A spare, disorienting short that drifts between confinement and recollection, asking patience as it slowly reveals how the dancer came to be trapped.

Directed by
Regina Ríos Ceja
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Daniela Peña, Paula Delarbre, Chantall Frías
Overview
Cecilia, a dancer, tries to escape from a mysterious place where she is locked up, while reliving her past that led her to this punishment.

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Directed by
Regina Ríos Ceja
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Daniela Peña, Paula Delarbre, Chantall Frías
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • memory
    • identity
    • survival
    • freedom
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour0
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, mystery
    Directed by
    Regina Ríos Ceja
    Written by
    Marco Medina
    Starring
    Daniela Peña, Paula Delarbre, Chantall Frías
    Runtime
    29 min
    Country
    Mexico
    Languages
    Spanish

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