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Refugios

2018 · 23 min

A quiet, contemplative visit to childhood places that lingers on grief and the small distances between a father and his son.

Directed by
Lautaro Schurjin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lautaro Ruatta, Silvana Montemurri, Julián Reynoso
Overview
After the recent death of his father, Daniel and his son, Homer visits Alicia, his mother. The reunion with the places of his childhood leads Daniel to rethink his relationship with his son and with himself.

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Directed by
Lautaro Schurjin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lautaro Ruatta, Silvana Montemurri, Julián Reynoso
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • parenthood
    • memory
    • identity
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Lautaro Schurjin
    Written by
    Lautaro Schurjin, Ricardo Javier Froidevaux
    Starring
    Lautaro Ruatta, Silvana Montemurri, Julián Reynoso, Homero Rozicki, Rubén Clavenzani
    Cinematography
    Nahuel Gilbert Franzot
    Runtime
    23 min
    Country
    Argentina
    Languages
    Spanish

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