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The Monopoly of Stupidity

2017 · 19 min

A quiet, frustrating day of bureaucratic errands that turns grief into a grinding, absurd ordeal.

Overview
A 27-year-old young man wakes up one morning with the heavy task of having to register his father's death in public records. To his surprise, he discovers that the process is much more cumbersome than he had anticipated.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • death
  • family
  • power
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Hernán Velit
Starring
Gabriela Velásquez, Alejandra Guerra, Gonzalo Molina, Juan José Espinoza, Juan Luis Maldonado
Runtime
19 min
Country
Peru
Languages
Spanish

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