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Self-Complacency

2023 · 5 min

A quiet, uncomfortable drift through a city as a man avoids a truth he cannot face.

Directed by
Luis Sánchez
Genres
Drama
Starring
Juan Antonio Saldaña, Noemí Cervantes, Brenda de la Selva
Tagline
A normal day in the life of a common man.
Overview
Cristian comes back to his house because he forgot his work badge. At home, he finds Fernanda, his wife, having sex with somebody else. Cristian does not dare to deal with the situation, so he wanders around the city to avoid the event and decide what to do about it.

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Directed by
Luis Sánchez
Genres
Drama
Starring
Juan Antonio Saldaña, Noemí Cervantes, Brenda de la Selva
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Luis Sánchez
Written by
Luis Sánchez
Starring
Juan Antonio Saldaña, Noemí Cervantes, Brenda de la Selva, Darío Montoya, Metztli Ollin
Cinematography
Max Vázquez Montúfar
Runtime
5 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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