El Angel

2018 · Movie · R

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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director stated on the record that "i don't see it as him being gay influences his life of crime, those are just two aspects of his character" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and mixed-heritage and below it for Hispanic and Black 4.

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    Creator statementdirector: "I don't see it as him being gay influences his life of crime, those are just two aspects of his character."Remezcla, Toronto Film Festival interview, 2018 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 99, mixed-heritage 70, Hispanic 3, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceOlder MenOlder Men100
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
34
Young Women
0
Older Men
100
Older Women
67
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Audience Representation

White
99
Black
31
Hispanic
3
Asian
46
South Asian
50
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
35
Mixed
70
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Advocacy9
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Synopsis

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971. Carlos Robledo Puch is a 19-year-old boy with an angelic face, but a vocational thief as well, who acts ruthlessly, without remorse. When he meets Ramón, they follow together a dark path of crime and death.


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Cast & Crew

José Luis Díaz (director) · Julián Apezteguia (director)