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The Past

2007 · 114 min

A quiet, uneasy study of a breakup that won't end, watching one person refuse to let go while the other tries to move on.

Overview
After 12 years, Sofía and Rímini decided to separate. While Rímini finds it easy to move on and start a new life, Sofía stays stuck in the past and constantly harasses him. She reappears again and again on Rímini's horizon to reconquer him, torture him or redeem him.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • love
    • identity
    • isolation
    • memory
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Héctor Babenco
    Written by
    Héctor Babenco, Alan Pauls
    Starring
    Gael García Bernal, Analía Couceyro, Mariana Anghileri, Paulo Autran, Mimí Ardú, Mabi Abele, Robson Nunes, Héctor Babenco
    Runtime
    114 min
    Country
    Argentina, Brazil
    Languages
    Spanish, French, English, Portuguese

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