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The Projectionist (2019) · Cineora

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A JOSÉ MARÍA CABRAL FILM

The Projectionist

20191h 34mNRMovie

DramaMysteryThriller

IMDb6.4/ 10 · 235 votes

THE STORY

A lonely man who operates a film projector finds his only solace in a woman he sees on a film reel. After the reel is lost in an accident, he sets out to find the woman through the remotest, poorest places of the Dominican Republic.

Melancholic
Bittersweet
Thought-provoking
Isolation
Love
Art

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, a rainy day, a quick watch and talking about after.

DirectorJosé María Cabral

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.1 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Félix GermánEliseo

Cindy GalánRubí

Lia BrionesKoda

Ana María AriasColmadera

María CastilloMontserrat

Francis CruzWilfredo

Jose CruzEl Bolo

Pavel MarcanoTony

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