The Fish Child
2009 · 96 min · Director: Lucía Puenzo
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Lala, a teenager from the most exclusive suburban neighborhood in Argentina is in love with the Guayi, the 20-year-old Payaguayan maid working at her place. They dream of living together in Paraguay, at the shores of lake Ypoá. Robbing every purse and wallet in the house to fulfill their dream, hiding the money in a shoe box. But when the box is full, it bursts, fueled by desire, jealousy and rage. This is the starting point that spurs the escape through the highway that connects the North of Buenos Aires with Paraguay. While Lala waits to be reunited with her lover in Ypoá by reconstructing her past (the mystery surrounding her pregnancy and the legend of a fish child who guides the drowned to the bottom of the lake), the Guayi is detained in a minors institute in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. She turns out to be hiding a crime from long ago.
Emotional fingerprint
The Fish Child (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Tension 25%, Sadness 22%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Tension and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Love | 60 % | 33 % | 7 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 39 % | 14 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Love | 55 % | 39 % | 19 % | 19 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 55 % | 40 % | 26 % | 32 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Disturbing | 59 % | 39 % | 31 % | 50 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Disturbing | 60 % | 39 % | 28 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 48 % | 30 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 55 % | 39 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 66 % | 55 % | 45 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 63 % | 50 % | 53 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 65 % | 53 % | 55 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 69 % | 61 % | 49 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 74 % | 69 % | 50 % | 49 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 80 % | 74 % | 54 % | 55 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Disturbing | 86 % | 79 % | 48 % | 71 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 91 % | 81 % | 54 % | 84 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Sadness | 92 % | 73 % | 76 % | 80 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 84 % | 54 % | 75 % | 61 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Love | 73 % | 37 % | 55 % | 42 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Vasco
Sócrates Espina
La Guayi (girl)
Felicitas
Nacho
Details
- Directed by
- Lucía Puenzo
- Written by
- Lucía Puenzo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- Argentina, France, Spain
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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