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RUNTIME
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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Be Right Back
2023 0h 13m ES
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Horror
Synopsis
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Maria, a 7-year-old girl, is left home alone while her mother goes out to shop for dinner. Her time alone extends into the evening. When someone knocks on the door, Maria is unsure whether it is her mother or not.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Belén Cuesta
Madre
Anastasia Russo
María
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lucas Paulino
- Writers
- Lucas Paulino
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
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ERA
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Released 3 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lucas Paulino, shot by Octavio Arias. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Nerea Mugüerza shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Belén Cuesta and Anastasia Russo carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt29141908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lucas Paulino directs. Octavio Arias behind the camera. Nerea Mugüerza cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 3 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Lucas Paulino, shot by Octavio Arias. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Nerea Mugüerza shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Belén Cuesta and Anastasia Russo carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt29141908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Octavio Arias
- Editing
- Nerea Mugüerza
- Runtime
- 13 min · 0h 13m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
Lucas Paulino
Key crew
- MusicFederico Pájaro
- EditorNerea Mugüerza
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2023-09-23
