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Undertow

2009 · 100 min

A tender, aching ghost story that lingers like a secret held too long.

Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • grief
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Javier Fuentes-León
Written by
Javier Fuentes-León
Starring
Cristian Mercado, Manolo Cardona, Tatiana Astengo, José Chacaltana, Attilia Boschetti, María Edelmira Palomino, Julio Humberto Cavero, Haydeé Cáceres
Cinematography
Mauricio Vidal
Runtime
100 min
Country
Colombia, France, Germany, Peru
Languages
Spanish

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