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The Red Virgin

2024 · 114 min

A suffocating, true-crime chamber piece that pins you under a mother's obsessive gaze until a shocking, inevitable act of violence.

Directed by
Paula Ortiz
Genres
Drama, History, Thriller
Starring
Najwa Nimri, Alba Planas, Aixa Villagrán
Overview
Hildegart is conceived and educated by her mother Aurora to be the woman of the future, to become one of the most brilliant minds of Spain in the 1930s and one of the European references on female sexuality.

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Directed by
Paula Ortiz
Genres
Drama, History, Thriller
Starring
Najwa Nimri, Alba Planas, Aixa Villagrán
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • obsession
  • identity
  • freedom
  • gender
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, history, thriller
Directed by
Paula Ortiz
Written by
Clara Roquet, Eduard Sola
Starring
Najwa Nimri, Alba Planas, Aixa Villagrán, Patrick Criado, Pepe Viyuela, Jon Viar, Pep Ambròs, Pablo Vázquez
Music
Juan Manuel Latorre, Guillermo Galván
Cinematography
Pedro J. Márquez
Runtime
114 min
Country
Spain, United States of America
Languages
Spanish

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