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A Pack of Three

2019 · 22 min

A hushed, anxious night of restless talk and cigarette smoke, weighted by dread and young male bravado.

Directed by
Kevin Zayat
Genres
Drama
Starring
Patricio Penna, Tomás Wicz, Max Suen
Overview
1980s' Argentina. Four young men decide to avoid being drafted to military service by staying in a car smoking cigarettes all night long.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Kevin Zayat
Genres
Drama
Starring
Patricio Penna, Tomás Wicz, Max Suen
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • fate
  • survival
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Patricio Penna, Tomás Wicz, Max Suen, Gastón Fainsod, Catalina Wolf, Milena Fajn
Runtime
22 min
Languages
Spanish

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