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FELIPE

2024 · 83 min

A tender, uneasy coming-of-age story set against social collapse, watching a boy's first love and family fractures with quiet melancholy.

Directed by: Federico Schmukler
Genres: Adventure, Family, Romance
Starring: Felipe Szumik, Andrea del Carmen Charras, Pablo Limarzi

Overview: The Argentine crisis of 2001 is about to explode. Felipe, 13, sees how his family environment is cracking due to the economic and political pressures. Misunderstood, he falls in love with Lucía, the neighbor next door and for a moment he stops feeling alone. But when external violence becomes a real danger, Felipe escapes with her, fed up with the lies of his parents, leaving behind his innocence.

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Directed by: Federico Schmukler
Genres: Adventure, Family, Romance
Starring: Felipe Szumik, Andrea del Carmen Charras, Pablo Limarzi

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
love
class
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: adventure, family, romance, drama
Directed by: Federico Schmukler
Written by: Federico Schmukler
Starring: Felipe Szumik, Andrea del Carmen Charras, Pablo Limarzi, Analía Juan, Catalina Oliva, Natalia Degenaro, Gonzalo Tolosa, Magdalena Combes Tillard
Cinematography: Ricardo DeAngelis, Marcos Navarro
Runtime: 83 min
Country: Guatemala, Spain, Argentina
Languages: Spanish

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