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A Few Days in the Sun

A tense, slow-building hostage drama that keeps you uneasy as two worlds collide in close quarters.

Directed by
Mauro Mueller
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Mabel Cadena, Harold Torres, Matilda Lutz
Overview
A European couple's vacation abruptly ends when they're kidnapped in Mexico. A working-class Mexican family is compelled to imprison them, leading to an unexpected cultural clash.

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Directed by
Mauro Mueller
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Mabel Cadena, Harold Torres, Matilda Lutz
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • crime
    • isolation
    • family
    • power
    Places
    • single country house
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Mauro Mueller
    Written by
    David Figueroa Garcia, Mauro Mueller
    Starring
    Mabel Cadena, Harold Torres, Matilda Lutz, Costa Ronin, Benny Emmanuel, Héctor Aníbal, Yaritza Reyes, Berenice Jonguitud
    Cinematography
    Juan Pablo Ramírez
    Languages
    English, Spanish

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