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Pollywogs

2025 · 23 min

A quiet, intimate family drama where small tensions and tentative connections simmer over a short rural holiday.

Directed by
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marta Etura, Nur Levi, Diego García
Overview
Pilar and Isabel. Mario and Jaime. Two mothers. Two children. A new family unit. A new normal. Well, at least that is what Pilar and Isabel hope will happen during their week-long vacation in a rural house: that their respective 13-year-old children will be able to understand their relationship, their love, and that they will be able to connect and accept each other as what they should be: siblings. But, of course, there are many ways to connect and accept each other.

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Directed by
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marta Etura, Nur Levi, Diego García
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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
    • family
    • love
    • identity
    • parenthood
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
    Written by
    Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
    Starring
    Marta Etura, Nur Levi, Diego García, Íker Rúiz, Olivia Manzano, Jorge Cabrera, José María Pertusa, Mónica Caballero
    Cinematography
    Rafa García
    Runtime
    23 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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