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La playa

2010 · 23 min

A quiet, sun-baked slice of rural adolescence, drifting slowly toward a fragile hope of escape.

Overview
Ana lives in a remote village on the Spanish plateau, and spends her summers selling underwear in her uncle's shop. An unexpected encounter with two youths from a neighbouring village awakens in Ana hope of an escape from this monotony.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Elisa Cepedal
Written by
Elisa Cepedal
Starring
Fernando Barona, Laura de la Isla, Guillermo Serrano
Runtime
23 min
Languages
Spanish

TMDB