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Porvenir, Texas

2019 · 55 min

A sober, sorrowful excavation of a buried atrocity that lingers like a wound still unhealed.

Directed by: Andrew Shapter
Genres: Documentary, Tv movie
Starring: José Marrero

Overview: In the early morning hours of January 28th, 1918, the west Texas border town known as Porvenir ceased to exist. Discover the true story behind the 1918 massacre of 15 Mexican men in this tiny border town. 100 years later, the film asks what led to the events of that fateful night and reveals the tensions that remain along the border a century later.

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Directed by: Andrew Shapter
Genres: Documentary, Tv movie
Starring: José Marrero

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
violence
justice
memory
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Horror	4
Humour	0
Realism	9
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Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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