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Summary
Lucio, a prestigious university professor, takes the position of substitute teacher at a high school in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, where he grew up.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+23)
Critics 86Audiences 63GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer86%
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109111Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 130 countries
+120Released
2022
October 20, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
- Argentina
Spain
France
Italy
Mexico
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 5
- Diego Lerman Director, Story, Writer, Producer
- Esteban Trivisonno Second Assistant Director
- Bruno Roberti Assistant Director
- Mariana Busetto Continuity
- Celina Duprat Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- María Meira Writer
- Luciana De Mello Writer
- Juan Vera Story
Production · 18
- Nicolás Avruj Executive Producer, Producer
- Jamal Zeinal Zade Co-Producer
- Marta Donzelli Co-Producer
- Dan Wechsler Co-Producer
- Ibon Cormenzana Co-Producer
- Marcela Arenas Coordinating Producer
Camera · 2
- Wojciech Staroń Director of Photography
- Sofia Covelli Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Alejandro Brodersohn Editor
Sound · 15
- José Villalobos Original Music Composer
- María Elisa Canobra Boom Operator
- Lisandro Rumeau Boom Operator
- Raynier Hinojosa Sound Effects Editor
- Valeria López Mancheva Sound Editor
- Gastón Victorica Foley Editor
Art · 1
- Marcelo Chaves Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Sandra Fink Costume Design
- Alberto Moccia Makeup Designer
Visual Effects · 2
- Matias Costilla VFX Artist
- Leonardo Quartieri Digital Compositor
Other crew · 1
- Zulma Randazzo Animal Wrangler
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