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Romina Smile

2024 · 104 min

A quiet, weary drift through late nights and dim bars, carrying the ache of a life running out of options.

Directed by
Pablo Stigliani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Martina Gusmán, Vladimir Durán, Miranda Castiglione
Overview
Romina has been working as a promoter for more than 20 years and, about to turn 40, faces few and poorly paid job offers. Her last days at work take her to bars and events. He decides to leave it, but in a Buenos Aires with crisis and unemployment, he cannot re-enter the labor market.

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Directed by
Pablo Stigliani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Martina Gusmán, Vladimir Durán, Miranda Castiglione
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • work
  • class
  • isolation
  • identity
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
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
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Martina Gusmán, Vladimir Durán, Miranda Castiglione, Román Almaraz, Rocío Pardo, Catalina Motto, Javier Niklison, María Nydia Ursi
Cinematography
Luis Sens, Federico Martini
Runtime
104 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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