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A golpes

2005 · 113 min

A gritty, downbeat slice of life about young women with few options, carrying a quiet ache beneath its street-level crime.

Overview
María, Juanita, Vicky, Mena and Nitzia (Zay Nuba) are 5 girls who live on the outskirts of Madrid without an encouraging future. Their only recourse to survive is by doing muggings. They know it's wrong but can't find another solution. Only love will ease their pain

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • friendship
    • survival
    • class
    • love
    Places
    • big city
    • suburbs
    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
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Juan Vicente Córdoba
    Written by
    María Reyes Arias, Juan Vicente Córdoba
    Starring
    Natalia Verbeke, Daniel Guzmán, María Vázquez, Marian Álvarez, Juana Acosta, María Reyes Arias, Mónica Cano, Jero García
    Runtime
    113 min
    Languages
    Spanish

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