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The Dollmaker

2025 · 97 min

A slow, uneasy creep through a hushed village where something feels wrong beneath the everyday calm.

Overview
In a quiet village, charming young Tomás leads a simple life: caring for his mother, working at the video store and town clinic, and collecting dolls. As women begin disappearing, newly arrived Inspector Porter investigates.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • mystery
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • deception
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, horror
Directed by
José María Cicala
Written by
José María Cicala, Griselda Sánchez
Starring
Rodrigo Noya, Arturo Puig, Mario Alarcón, Alejo Garcia Pintos, Griselda Sánchez, Guillermo Zapata, Alejandra Baldoni, Silvia Petri
Cinematography
Martín Esteban Nico
Runtime
97 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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