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Los elegidos

2014 · 76 min

A quiet, bittersweet character drama that drifts between tender and melancholy, carried by longing and the ache of small dreams.

Directed by
Rodolfo Mórtola
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Florencia Otero, Pablo Heredia, Rodrigo Gosende
Overview
Two brothers who live in the interior of the country decide to travel to Buenos Aires with the desire to succeed in lyrical singing. Martín, the older brother, bears the paternal mandate of having to take care of his younger brother, Román. Both were orphaned as children. Upon arriving in Buenos Aires, they meet Estela, a singer from a night club, who falls in love with Martín and in turn, Román falls in love with her.

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Directed by
Rodolfo Mórtola
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Florencia Otero, Pablo Heredia, Rodrigo Gosende
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • love
  • ambition
  • grief
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Rodolfo Mórtola
Written by
Alicia Muñoz, Rodolfo Mórtola
Starring
Florencia Otero, Pablo Heredia, Rodrigo Gosende, Daniel Tedeschi, Norma Argentina, Gonzalo Javier Álvarez
Cinematography
Juan Carlos Lenardi
Runtime
76 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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