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La colonia

2015 · 70 min

A quiet, observational portrait of a family and a remote frontier town, patient and unhurried, with little drama beyond daily life.

Directed by
Diego Frangi
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Colonia Comandante Andresito, in the northeast of Misiones, Argentina, has two particularities: It houses the newest town in the country and protects some of the last vestiges of the Paraná Jungle. An approach to the intimacy of the Procopio family, of three generations of Colonists, shows us the daily life of a region traversed by different points of view.

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Directed by
Diego Frangi
Genres
Documentary
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • nature
    • environment
    • work
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
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    • Language none
    • Violence none
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    Humour1
    Realism10
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    Darkness2
    Complexity4
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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Diego Frangi
    Written by
    Nicolas Dalmasso
    Runtime
    70 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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