Movie

Secrets

2008 · 85 min

A dry, rueful return-home drama where old ideals meet a changed country, watched with a wry, uneasy melancholy.

Overview: After long decades of exile, a leftist former activist returns to Chile to settle accounts with his conscience, related to the death of a colleague and political hero . The task of Atalibar is to reveal his secret. But his view clashes with the current country, godless, far from the old ideologies and where all his old colleagues have changed.
How it feels: Satirical, melancholic, cynical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, politics, betrayal, memory
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
politics
betrayal
memory
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild