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Narciso

2026 · 101 min

A brooding, slow-burning historical noir that wraps you in the thrill of rebellion and the chill of repression.

Directed by: Marcelo Martinessi
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Diro Romero, Manuel Cuenca, Margarita Irún

Tagline: For some, he's a figure of liberation; for others, a threat.
Overview: Paraguay, 1958. The charismatic Narciso returns from Buenos Aires with rock ’n’ roll in his veins. Under the suffocating military regime, his radio show becomes a music sensation and a symbol of freedom.

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Directed by: Marcelo Martinessi
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Diro Romero, Manuel Cuenca, Margarita Irún

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
Themes: freedom
identity
power
corruption
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, mystery, crime, thriller
Directed by: Marcelo Martinessi
Written by: Marcelo Martinessi
Starring: Diro Romero, Manuel Cuenca, Margarita Irún, Arturo Fleitas, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Mona Martínez, Aníbal Ortíz, Natalia Cálcena
Music: Zeltia Montes
Cinematography: Luis Armando Arteaga
Runtime: 101 min
Country: Paraguay, Germany, Brazil, Spain, France, Portugal, Uruguay
Languages: English, Guarani, Spanish

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