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Sariri

2025 · 80 min

A slow, sun-scorched coming-of-age drama that feels oppressive and tender at once, carrying a quiet dread and a fierce sisterly ache.

Directed by
Laura Donoso
Genres
Drama
Starring
Martina González, Catalina Ríos, Paola Lattus
Overview
In La Lágrima, a desertic mining lost town, women live under the strict rules of patriarchy. Dina (16), pressed by an unwanted pregnancy, plans to escape. But when she finds out her sister Sariri (11), has to initiate womanhood after the arrival of her menarche, she’ll have to decide if they’ll escape together through the desert.

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Directed by
Laura Donoso
Genres
Drama
Starring
Martina González, Catalina Ríos, Paola Lattus
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Laura Donoso
Written by
Carolina Merino, Laura Donoso, Javier De Miguel, Sofía Pavesi
Starring
Martina González, Catalina Ríos, Paola Lattus
Music
Milton Núñez Mora
Cinematography
Raimundo Naretto
Runtime
80 min
Country
Chile
Languages
Spanish

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