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Toni Vargas

2021 · 12 min

A quiet, uncomfortable encounter that slowly reveals disappointment, leaving a lingering sense of sadness and lost dreams.

Overview
An unsuccessful young actress sees at an audition her childhood idol, an actor who was famous a long time ago. She follows him until a bar where she talks to him. But what she finds has nothing to do with the icon she dreamed about.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
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
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Andrea Noceda
Starring
Andrea Noceda, Antonio Hortelano
Runtime
12 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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