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When I Want to Cry, I Don't

1973·Movie
1h 25min
60
DecentGoodWatch score

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High energy, light on feelings.

Energy

Fast-paced and violent

Fast from start to finish.

  • Fast Pace7
  • Violence7
  • Adrenaline6

Heart

Emotionally reserved

  • Pathos5
  • Nostalgia5
  • Coming of Age5

Humor

Some dark humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Dark Humor5
  • Physical Comedy4
  • Situational Comedy3

World

Everyday modern life, crime, and society

  • World Immersion6
  • Dialogue Centrality6
  • Rewatchability5

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction6
  • Acting6
  • Intrigue6

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Editing7
  • Cinematography6
  • Visual Stylization6

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About

In Venezuela, one day in 1948 there were born three children all named Victorino: Pérez, mulatto and son of the poor Lucía; Perdomo, son of a middle-class communist who gets arrested; and bourgeois Peralta. On the day of his eighteenth birthday Pérez escapes from prison using lather pretending it to be a rage attack. Peralta shows a friend of his a car he got from his parents. A young lady gives herself to Perdomo as a birthday present. Pérez finds his mistress with another man and wounds her. Pérez and a few others rob an old man while riding on their motorcycles. Perdomo and a bunch of bushwhackers plan to rob a bank. Pérez sees a friend of his smoking pot while Peralta visits a cousin of his and has sex with her. Perdomo’s father, recently elected a communist representative wants to talk him out of his violent ways. Pérez sleeps with three girls and remembers how he once killed a man in the middle of a robbery. Peralta and his friends shoot dogs just for fun. Perdomo and his pals…
Venezuelan CinemaSocial CritiqueComing-of-AgePolitical CorruptionCrime DramaClass StruggleEpisodic1970sFast-Paced

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Is When I Want to Cry, I Don't worth watching?

60
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What is When I Want to Cry, I Don't rated?

ViolenceSexual contentDrug use

Content advisories: violence, sexual content, and drug use.

How long is When I Want to Cry, I Don't?

1 h 25 min

When I Want to Cry, I Don't runs 1 h 25 min.

Is When I Want to Cry, I Don't based on a true story?

No. It's adapted from a novel.

What language is When I Want to Cry, I Don't in?

Spanish

It was made in Spanish. Produced in Venezuela, Mexico.