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Zambra

2024 · 85 min

A quiet, affectionate documentary that lingers on music, memory and a community's stubborn hold on its own story.

Directed by: José Sánchez-Montes
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Curro Albaicín, Jara Heredia, Gabriela Renedo Heredia

Overview: A look at the history of Sacromonte, Granada’s Romani cave neighbourhood, scarred by the 1963 floods and now overrun by tourism. Through the flamenco zambra, which recreates an almost forgotten Gitano wedding ritual, the film portrays a community striving to keep its traditions and identity alive.

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Directed by: José Sánchez-Montes
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Curro Albaicín, Jara Heredia, Gabriela Renedo Heredia

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
family
trauma
class
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: José Sánchez-Montes
Starring: Curro Albaicín, Jara Heredia, Gabriela Renedo Heredia, Santiago Leonard Amaya, Juan de la Rosa, Juan Güeto Jurado, Juan Ignacio Martín García, Jaime Heredia
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: Spanish

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