Even the Rain poster

Even the Rain

También la lluvia
2011MexicoLanguage: esDirected by Icíar Bollaín★ 7
Available in English: subtitled

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.

Themes and style

Tone
tensemelancholichauntingbleakhopeful
Pacing
escalatingslow burn
Story
rebellionunravelingsurvival
Emotion
injusticeguiltredemptionfeeling powerlesssacrifice
Themes
colonial historyclass and moneylife under oppressionpovertycorrupt institutionsfamily wounds passed down
Feel
gut punchdiscussion startercerebralcatharticquietly haunting
Violence
moderate

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