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MediocreGoodWatch scoreOpinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 51 (IMDb 5.7).
Just Pedro
1972·Movie
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Pedro is a young agricultural worker who gets caught in the middle of a fight between two families, kills a man and escapes to the capital. He can't find work,resorts to begging, but keeps his mountaineer pride. He starts a new life with a prostitute who is nice to him, but nothing works. He returns home, and alone, and now he finds life there is sad as well.
Portuguese Cinema NovoExistential MelancholyRural-to-Urban DisplacementTragic RealismSocioeconomic CritiqueCharacter Study of PrideSomber AtmosphereCycle of DespairHumanist DramaSlow-Burning Narrative
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Will I feel good after watching Just Pedro?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for bleakness and 10 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Is Just Pedro plot-driven or character-driven?
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Mostly character-driven: it leans on pathos (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Is Just Pedro in English?
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No, it was made in Portuguese.