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Hours of Light

2004·Movie
1h 38min
57
DecentGoodWatch score

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High energy, light on feelings.

Energy

Tense and thrilling

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension8
  • Adrenaline7
  • Violence7

Heart

Moving

  • Pathos7
  • Melancholy6
  • Catharsis5

Humor

Some dark humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Dark Humor5
  • Wit & Wordplay3
  • Cringe Humor2

World

History, crime, and the mind

  • World Immersion7
  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • Rewatchability5

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Acting7
  • Character Depth7
  • Intrigue7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition5

Who it's for

AdultsSolo WatchThought-Provoking

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About

September 1987. In a shootout with police, Juan Jose Garfia makes a triple murder. Sentenced to more than one hundred years, is a rebel prisoner, clever and elusive that it has nothing to lose and nobody to worry about. In 1991, manages to escape from a police van jumping up. Stopped after two months of robberies and shootings, Garfia leads several prison riots, against which the authorities takes as a measure subjecting prisoners to a more contentious special isolation regime. Garfia, the prisoner with the highest IQ, avoiding drugs, which seems immune to punishment, and lives two years without seeing anyone, held in a tiny cell and subjected to continuous harassment. There he meets Marimar, a nurse I can barely speak, but between both of a current of mutual understanding.
Spanish Prison DramaCrime ThrillerBased on True EventsIntense Psychological StudyBleak and GrittyRebellious ProtagonistHistorical SettingRedemption Through Connection

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Is Hours of Light worth watching?

57
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57/100 (IMDb 6.2). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is Hours of Light rated?

ViolenceStrong language

Content advisories: violence and strong language.

How long is Hours of Light?

1 h 38 min

Hours of Light runs 1 h 38 min.

What language is Hours of Light in?

Spanish

It was made in Spanish. Produced in Spain.

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