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The Journey of the Marimba

2023 · 83 min

A warm, unhurried documentary that traces a musical lineage across continents, mixing living performances with sober reflection on a painful history.

Directed by
Marino Aguado
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Candelario González, Djiby Diabate, Dan Neville
Overview
The ancestral meeting of 3 continents triggers the epic story of an enigmatic musical instrument that traveled with enslaved people from Africa to America more than 400 years ago.

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Directed by
Marino Aguado
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Candelario González, Djiby Diabate, Dan Neville
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • memory
  • identity
  • race
  • colonialism
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
83 min
Country
Colombia
Languages
English, French, Spanish

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