Summary
In this poetic, richly allegorical debut by Colombian director William Vega, a teenage girl flees to a rundown inn after being driven from her home in the Andean highlands by civil war, as the violence engulfing the country creeps ever closer to her remote refuge. (TIFF)
Good for
- Background watch
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 64
Audience score70%
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −21 min on the typical 109
typical 10988Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 115 countries
+105Released
2012
May 19, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
Colombia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- William Vega Director, Writer
Production · 6
- Julián Giraldo Executive Producer
- Oscar Ruiz Navia Producer
- Edgar San Juan Co-Producer
- Issa Guerra Co-Producer
- Sebastián Sánchez Amunátegui Co-Producer
- Paola Andrea Pérez Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Sofia Oggioni Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Miguel Schverdfinger Editor
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