Etiqueta: Death
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Caiman (Caimán)
It narrates the story of Rosa, the protagonist, a mother desperate to find her missing daughter who fell through a hole left when a work was paralyzed after the bankruptcy of the company in charge. However, the rescue teams cannot find the girl. Therefore, Rosa lives in a constant lie, convinced that the girl will…
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In the burning darkness (En la ardiente oscuridad)
In a learning institution for blind people, a group of sightless friends live together and seem to be happy. To this place comes Ignacio, who begins to spread his pessimism to the rest. Despite the attempts of Carlos, suspicious of the friendship between the newcomer and his girlfriend Juana, Ignacio does not manage to get…
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The princess of the desert (La princesa del desierto)
Nabih, a homeless man, tells a story to Hassan, a little boy. The story of the man is about Omar and Abdul, two young men who have to find the princess Fatima to prevent Ahmed´s ascension to the throne of Arwan. These two friends manage to contact with Laila, Fatima´s daughter. After this, the princess is…
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Maror: the rules of gender (Maror: las reglas del género)
The romantic novel becomes a crime novel It's winter and in an isolated summer sea house some family members get together to spend a few days: Isabel, famous best-selling fiction author, her husband, Pablo; their daughter, Esperanza, and Pilar, Isabel’s sister. The breaking news is that the protagonist wants to abandon her career as a…
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Adventure in the grey (Aventura en lo gris)
After the war, a group of political refugees (Goldmann, Silvano, Ana, Isabel, Carlos, a peasant…) escapes from an imaginary country called Surelia. While staying in a hostel, Isabel is murdered while the rest of the group is sleeping. From this moment on, reality and dreams mix up. In an oneiric dimension where all of them…
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Doctor Moraleda’s Murder (El asesinato del doctor Moraleda)
This play is set in the colonial era. In 1890, the Portuguese militarily advance on Angola and Mozambique with the excuse of the death of Dr. Moraleda, a scientist who was studying aboriginal people in the area. The Portuguese State officially appoints a fact-finding commission, although, at the same time, puts in charge Colonel da…
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Tirant´s Triumph (El triunfo de Tirante)
Recreation of the Valencian medieval novel Tirant lo Blanc that presents a main character doubting when the time comes to accept his own death. Many moments of his past will be dramatized (parties and happenings in the English court, his triumphant return to Constantinople or the sensual moments with Carmesina) to remind him the sine…
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The poison of theatre (El veneno del teatro)
Paris, 1784. Gabriel de Beaumont has been invited to the palace of a famous marquis, an aristocrat known for his eccentricities. Once there, he is requested to perform a play written by the marquis, about Socrates’ death. Soon he discovers everything was a trap. The aristocrat wants to experiment on him the limits between reality…
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Trees Die Standing Tall (Los árboles mueren de pie)
"Do not see me fall. Dead inside, but standing tall. Like a tree." A married old couple spends their days regretting that their beloved grandson left. Mr. Balboa, in order to help with his wife’s sadness, fakes letters and pretends they are written by their grandson. One day, a real letter saying he is coming…
