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The Shadow of the Sun

2023 · 100 min

A heartfelt, grounded drama about brotherhood and perseverance, with a warm emotional core and a measured, earnest tone.

Directed by
Miguel Angel Ferrer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carlos Manuel Gonzalez, Greisy Mena, Anyelo Lopez
Overview
When a deaf young man asks his estranged older brother to join him in a musical contest, this salt-of-the-earth blue collar worker must dust off his musical chops in order to be his little brother's voice.

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Directed by
Miguel Angel Ferrer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carlos Manuel Gonzalez, Greisy Mena, Anyelo Lopez
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • survival
  • ambition
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Miguel Angel Ferrer
Written by
Guillermo de la Rosa, Miguel Angel Ferrer
Starring
Carlos Manuel Gonzalez, Greisy Mena, Anyelo Lopez, David Olaves, Richard Clark, Kenny Montoya, Jeizer Ruiz
Music
Sandro Morales Santoro
Cinematography
Jose Duque
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America, Venezuela
Languages
Spanish

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