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Apnea

2015 0h 7m ES
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6.0
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★6.0TMDB · 2
Drama
Synopsis
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Little Claire kills time with María, her Ecuadorian nanny, while waiting for her mother to arrive.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Manuela Martelli
Writers
Manuela Martelli
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Chile

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 11 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 Manuela Martelli, shot by Arlene Muller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Soledad Salfate 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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Rebecca Sandler and Ximena Mieles carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4476928 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Manuela Martelli directs. Arlene Muller behind the camera. Soledad Salfate cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Chile. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 11 years ago.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Directed by Manuela Martelli, shot by Arlene Muller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Soledad Salfate shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Rebecca Sandler and Ximena Mieles carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt4476928 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Arlene Muller
Editing
Soledad Salfate
Sound
Roberto Espinoza
Runtime
7 min · 0h 7m
Status
Released
Original language
ES

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Manuela Martelli

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Cinestación

    Cinestación

    CL

Key crew

  • Title GraphicsJavier Pañella
  • Art DirectionNatasha Ngaiza
  • EditorSoledad Salfate
  • Sound DesignerRoberto Espinoza
  • ProducerDominga Sotomayor
  • Color TimerNicolás Ibieta
  • Assistant DirectorDavid Miranda
  • Sound RecordistKatya Gorker

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • bathroom
  • bath tub
  • woman director

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2015-03-26· FEMCINE, Festival Cine de Mujeres

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