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If They Tell You I Fell

1989·Movie
2h 0min
50
MediocreGoodWatch score

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Strong craft, striking style.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension6
  • Fast Pace5
  • Violence5

Heart

Nostalgic and melancholic

Much of it is about growing up.

  • Nostalgia9
  • Melancholy8
  • Pathos7

Humor

Some satire and dark humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody5
  • Dark Humor5
  • Wit & Wordplay4

World

History, society, and politics

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Standout characters

Layered plot that rewards full attention.

  • Character Depth8
  • Intrigue8
  • Complexity8

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing7
  • Visual Stylization7

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About

In the post Spanish civil war years, Catalan kids would sit in circles among the ruins and tell stories, known as "aventis" (the film's original title in Catalan, its original language). These tales mix war stories, local gossip, comic book characters, fantasy and real events. The "aventis" told in this film are told in flashback. In the mid 80s, 45 or so years after the age of the "aventis," a doctor and a nurse-nun (who grew up together, and now are co-workers in a hospital) identify the corpse of one of the main characters of the "aventis" of their childhood and adolescence. Besides the interesting flashbacks - a chronical of the Civil War in a "typical" Barcelona microcosm itself, the discovery of this body (belonging to someone long presumed dead) leads to other surprises and unresolved doubts, several decades later
Post-Civil War SpainHistorical DramaComing-of-AgeSocial CommentaryNostalgicIntriguing FlashbacksPsychologicalComplex Narrative

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Is If They Tell You I Fell worth watching?

50
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 51/100 (IMDb 5.4). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is If They Tell You I Fell rated?

Violence

Content advisories: violence.

How long is If They Tell You I Fell?

2 h 0 min

If They Tell You I Fell runs 2 h 0 min.

Is If They Tell You I Fell based on a true story?

No. It's adapted from a novel.

What language is If They Tell You I Fell in?

SpanishCatalan

It was made in Spanish, with some Catalan. Produced in Spain.

In how many countries can I watch If They Tell You I Fell?

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