MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Short film
Poster for Robo

Robo

2017 · 25 min

A quiet, intimate portrait of a former punk drummer caring for his ailing mother, heavy with regret and tenderness.

Directed by
Sebastián Duque
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Roberto Valverde, Lizbeth Valencia, James B. Dorsey
Overview
"Robo", drummer of two legendary punk bands, Misfits and Blackflag, lives today in Jamundí (Valle) clinging to Lizbeth, his sick mother, whom he cares for and with whom he tries to make up for the time he spent away from his life.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Sebastián Duque
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Roberto Valverde, Lizbeth Valencia, James B. Dorsey
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • aging
    • healing
    • memory
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight7

    More like this

    Titles like Robo

    Movie

    La conversación que nunca tuvimos

    2025

    A quiet, intimate reckoning with family silence, built on recorded voices and the slow courage to finally speak.

    Slow-burn · about family and healing · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • healing
    • documentary
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    76 min
    Details
    La conversación que nunca tuvimosHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Petit Samedi

    2020

    A quiet, patient documentary that sits with a man and his mother, letting small moments of tenderness and struggle accumulate into something deeply human.

    Slow-burn · about family and healing · true story

    Via
    • family
    • healing
    • true story
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    75 min
    Details
    Petit SamediHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Niñato

    2017

    A patient, observational documentary that immerses you in the daily rhythms of a family on the margins, finding quiet poetry in ordinary struggles.

    Slow-burn · about family · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • documentary
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    72 min
    Details
    NiñatoHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Roots

    2024

    A quiet, intimate portrait that sits with a young mother's struggle, moving slowly and leaving a heavy, tender ache.

    About family and healing · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • healing
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    16 min
    Details
    RootsHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Benek Blues

    2000

    A quiet, intimate portrait of two bedridden men caring for each other in a cramped flat, observed with patience and warmth.

    Slow-burn · about family and aging · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • aging
    • documentary
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    56 min
    Details
    Benek BluesHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Ozzy: No Escape from Now

    2025

    A tender, sobering portrait of a legend facing decline, mixing backstage warmth with the ache of mortality and fragile hope.

    About family and aging · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • aging
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    120 min
    Details
    Ozzy: No Escape from NowHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Djembefola

    1991

    A warm, rhythmic portrait that lets you sit inside the music and the pull between home and the wider world.

    About healing and memory · documentary

    Via
    • healing
    • memory
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    65 min
    Details
    DjembefolaHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Dopamina

    2019

    An intimate, quietly emotional documentary that sits with a family's fractures, blending illness and political ideals into a tender personal reckoning.

    About family and healing · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • healing
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    88 min
    Details
    DopaminaHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Julien

    1983

    A quiet, tender portrait that asks you to sit with a family's memories and let small moments accumulate into feeling.}{.

    Slow-burn · about family and aging · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • aging
    • documentary
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    demanding
    Runtime
    46 min
    Details
    JulienHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    My Body

    2002

    A quiet, personal documentary that invites you to reflect on your own body and self-image.

    About family and aging · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • aging
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    26 min
    Details
    My BodyHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Idiot Sara

    1973

    A quiet, intimate portrait of family devotion that asks you to sit with its tenderness and strain.

    About family and healing · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • healing
    • documentary
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    31 min
    Details
    Idiot SaraHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Grandmother Martha

    1996

    A quiet, patient portrait that asks you to sit with an ordinary life and listen closely as it nears its end.

    Slow-burn · about family and aging · documentary

    Via
    • family
    • aging
    • documentary
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    demanding
    Runtime
    1452 min
    Details
    Grandmother MarthaHidden from your suggestions.

    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Sebastián Duque
    Written by
    Sebastián Duque
    Starring
    Roberto Valverde, Lizbeth Valencia, James B. Dorsey, Vincent Valverde, David Calabrese, Bárbara Drechsler, Dan Scheckler, Mónica Moreno
    Cinematography
    Carlos Satizabal, Juan Felipe Martínez
    Runtime
    25 min
    Country
    Colombia
    Languages
    English, Spanish

    TMDB