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La Hamaca

1975 · 14 min

A short, grim chamber piece that simmers with quiet menace before turning viciously cruel.

Directed by
Carlos Mayolo
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Overview
An outcast looks for a glass of water in the house of a single woman, he notices that she is industrious yet repulsive and resolves¸ under the guise of love¸ to exploit her as a servant. After some drunkenness and beatings¸ the woman decides to take revenge; taking advantage of one of these drunkenness¸ when he has fallen asleep in a hammock¸ he sews the hammock around the edges and throws a pot of boiling water on it.
How it feels
Dark, tense, bleak and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Revenge, isolation, power, betrayal
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Carlos Mayolo
Genres
Drama, Thriller
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Carlos Mayolo
Written by
José Felix Fuenmayor, Patricia Restrepo
Starring
Luis Fernando Pérez, Hilda Ruiz, Flor Montañez
Runtime
14 min
Country
Colombia
Languages
Spanish

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