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The Batrachians

2025 · 77 min

A talky, intimate dinner-party chamber piece that drifts between warmth and unease as small confessions quietly destabilise old friendships.

Directed by
Diego Salomon
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Jósbel Lobo, Sofía Ciffoni, Andreina Crepsac
Overview
An evening among friends turns into an emotional battlefield when a couple's tension leads everyone to question the strength of their bonds.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Diego Salomon
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Jósbel Lobo, Sofía Ciffoni, Andreina Crepsac
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Jósbel Lobo, Sofía Ciffoni, Andreina Crepsac, Oscar Belloso, Bienvenida Rodríguez, Griselda Rodríguez
Music
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Cinematography
Jordan Tetewsky
Runtime
77 min
Country
Venezuela, Spain
Languages
Spanish

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