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El atentado

1985 · 110 min

A grim, talky conspiracy thriller that simmers with moral rot and builds toward a cold, inevitable act of violence.

Directed by
Thaelman Urgelles
Genres
Drama, Action
Starring
Gustavo Rodríguez, Orlando Urdaneta, Nelson Segre
Overview
Dr. Rodolfo Arias, a controversial and corrupt lawyer, is the victim of an attack and he points to his two enemies Miguel Guevara and Javier Roldán as the ones responsible. Faced with this situation, Guevara proposes to Roldán a plan to assassinate the lawyer. Fucho, a young criminal whose brother had been a victim of Arias' corruption, together with two other thugs, would be responsible for perpetrating the murder.

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Directed by
Thaelman Urgelles
Genres
Drama, Action
Starring
Gustavo Rodríguez, Orlando Urdaneta, Nelson Segre
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • revenge
  • crime
  • justice
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, action
Directed by
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Written by
Edgar Larrazábal, Ariela Tasca, Thaelman Urgelles
Starring
Gustavo Rodríguez, Orlando Urdaneta, Nelson Segre, Alfredo Sandoval, Alicia Plaza, Jenny Noguera, Eva Mondolfi, Raúl Medina
Runtime
110 min
Country
Venezuela
Languages
Spanish

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