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Los Refugiados

2023

A grim, slow-burning survival tale that keeps you tense and uneasy, with sparse dialogue and a constant sense of dread.

Directed by: Alejandro Hoces
Genres: Drama, Horror, Western
Starring: Lucía Moreno, Jacob Stankley, Dipi

Overview: In a world where there is hardly any life left, Marta must protect her son Samuel from the dangerous world that surrounds them. Everything changes when a curious survivor arrives at her precious home.

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Directed by: Alejandro Hoces
Genres: Drama, Horror, Western
Starring: Lucía Moreno, Jacob Stankley, Dipi

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: survival
isolation
parenthood
family
fate
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, horror, western
Directed by: Alejandro Hoces
Written by: Alejandro Hoces
Starring: Lucía Moreno, Jacob Stankley, Dipi, Juan Acedo, Mireya Ramírez, José A. Gutiérrez
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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