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Hembra

1970 · 117 min

A quiet, uneasy encounter between strangers, unfolding slowly with a sense of guarded tension and muted melancholy.

Directed by
César Fernández Ardavín
Starring
Manuel de Blas, Emma Cohen, Adriano Domínguez
Overview
A woman takes a man home for shelter after a robbery

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Directed by
César Fernández Ardavín
Starring
Manuel de Blas, Emma Cohen, Adriano Domínguez
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
  • crime
  • isolation
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
César Fernández Ardavín
Written by
Rafael Sánchez Campoy, César Fernández Ardavín
Starring
Manuel de Blas, Emma Cohen, Adriano Domínguez, Julián Mateos, Lina Rosales, Elena María Tejeiro, Enrique Ávila
Runtime
117 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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