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The Melting Creatures

2022 0h 16m ES
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★4.1TMDB · 4
DramaScience Fiction
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Nataly, a trans woman is visiting her ex lover Leon with her daughter Secreto. Leon is living in a mysterious community hiding from the sun: these reunions will remind Nataly the memory of a toxic and abusive relationship.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Diego Céspedes
Writers
Diego Céspedes
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Chile, France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Chile, France.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Diego Céspedes, shot by Inti Briones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jérôme Bréau 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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Paula Dinamarca and Daniel Antivilo and Rafaella Capote carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt19781766 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Diego Céspedes directs. Inti Briones behind the camera. Jérôme Bréau cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Chile, France. Dialogue in Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 4 years ago.
  • 3International production across 2 countries: Chile, France.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Directed by Diego Céspedes, shot by Inti Briones. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Editor Jérôme Bréau shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Paula Dinamarca and Daniel Antivilo and Rafaella Capote carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt19781766 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Inti Briones
Editing
Jérôme Bréau
Production design
Bernardita Baeza
Runtime
16 min · 0h 16m
Status
Released
Original language
ES

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Diego Céspedes

Production companies

Who made it

  • Quijote Films

    Quijote Films

    CL

  • Les Valseurs

    Les Valseurs

    FR

Key crew

  • ProducerGiancarlo Nasi
  • ProducerRodrigo Díaz
  • ProducerDamien Megherbi
  • ProducerJustin Pechberty
  • Production DesignBernardita Baeza
  • EditorJérôme Bréau
  • EditorNadia Martínez de Marañón
  • SoundNadia Martínez de Marañón

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • lgbt

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2022-05-23· La Semaine de la Critique Cannes
  • TV2022-09-11· ARTE, Court-circuit

Also known as

International titles

  • Les créatures qui fondent au soleilFR

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