Someone Has to Die

Someone Has to Die

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Release Date

10/16/2020

Runtime

3 eps, 152 mins

Genres

Overview

In 1950s Spain, a couple summon their son home from Mexico to introduce him to his fiancée, but are shocked when he returns with a ballerino.

Status

Ended

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

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Revenue

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A claustrophobic family drama suffused with psychological dread and forbidden desire, set against the repressive backdrop of Franco's Spain. The arrival of an unexpected guest triggers buried tensions and dark secrets within a bourgeois household.

Mood

TenseClaustrophobicUnsettlingBittersweet

Themes

IdentityFamilyLoveComing of ageFreedom

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Single location

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Someone Has to Die (2020) directed by Manolo Caro | FirstCinema