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Summary
A voice that claims to be from a hippopotamus. A voice that doesn’t understand the perception of time. Pepe, the first and last hippo killed in the Americas, tells his story with the overwhelming orality of these towns.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 65Audiences 64GoodWatch 56
Metascore66
Tomatometer64%
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.1
Running time
2 h 2 min
A typical length for dramas, +13 min on the typical 109
typical 109122Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 133 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+123Released
2024
July 18, 2024
2 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
AfrikaansGermanMade in
Dominican Republic
France
Germany
Namibia
19 of 19
Jhon NarváezPepe- SMSor María RíosBetania
Fareed MatjilaPepe- HAHarmony AhalwaPepe
- JPJorge Puntillón GarcíaCandelario
- SFShifafure FaustinusPepe
- SASteven AlexanderCocorico
- NMNicolás Marín CalyÁngel
- WFWolfgang FuhrmannCazador Aleman
- HDHuber Dario de OssaLola
- AVAlix Valencia GaviriaMarta
- CSChristian StiebahlTour Guide
- KMKuiri MbaekuaBus Driver
- DBDora Buitrago CuervoMaria
- JAJulio Antonio GaviriaInspector
- JEJulio Enrique CarmonaGrillo
- JGJuan Gabriel Henao TabordaCabo Gonzalez
- JJJohn Jairo VanegasDon Fabio
- WCWilliam CanoCocorico Muerto
Directing · 1
- Nelson Carlos de los Santos Arias Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Designer, Original Music Composer, Music, Cinematography
Production · 8
- Simón Vélez Executive Producer
- Pablo Lozano Producer
- Tanya Valette Producer
- Christoph Friedel Co-Producer
- Andrea Queralt Co-Producer
- Sarah Jorge León Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Camilo Soratti Director of Photography, Cinematography
- Roman Lechapelier Director of Photography, Cinematography
Sound · 1
- Nahuel Palenque Sound, Sound Designer
Art · 2
- Melania Freires Production Design
- Daniel Rincón Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Laura Guerrero Costume Design
- Erik Paredes Costume Design
- Nancy Rodriguez Makeup & Hair
- Mariana Correa Makeup & Hair
Visual Effects · 2
- Erwin Jiménez Animation
- Manuel Barenboim Animation
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