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Machete Language (2011)
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Machete Language (2011)
Original name: El lenguaje de los machetes
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Ray and Ramona is a young couple in their 30s. They hate the injustice of the social context they are part of. Each from their own niche –Ramona as a musician, Ray as an activist– tries to fight for a more just world. Devoted to self-sabotage, Ray fails in his rebellion and drags Ramona into a downward spiral that culminates in an act of poetic terrorism.
Style: captivating, disturbing
Plot: musician, singer, activist, political activist, life is a bitch, fighting the system, social problems, social issues, church, bare breasts, concert, explosion, scar

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Asphalt Goddess (2020)
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Duration: 126 min.
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Duration: 88 min.
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(S)He (2020)
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Duration: 93 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 108 min.
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Duration: 99 min.
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