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Crebinsky

2011 · 90 min

A quirky, slow-burning fable that blends war's absurdity with whimsical coastal isolation, demanding patience but rewarding with offbeat charm.

Directed by
Enrique Otero
Genres
War, Comedy
Starring
Miguel de Lira, Sergio Zearreta, Luis Tosar
Overview
Torrential rains cause the swollen river, whose waters inundate a village. The current drags the cow Crebinsky and his brothers, who miraculously reappear alive in a place on the coast. Installed there at the foot of a lighthouse, which brings survive by sea. Isolated military conflicts, the brothers created their own world: a particular universe made of realism and fantasy.

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Directed by
Enrique Otero
Genres
War, Comedy
Starring
Miguel de Lira, Sergio Zearreta, Luis Tosar
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • survival
  • isolation
  • family
  • war
  • freedom
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
war, comedy
Directed by
Enrique Otero
Written by
Enrique Otero, Miguel de Lira
Starring
Miguel de Lira, Sergio Zearreta, Luis Tosar, Celso Bugallo, Patricia de Lorenzo, Yolanda Muiños, Oliver Bigalke
Runtime
90 min
Country
Spain
Languages
English, Galician, German, Russian, Spanish

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