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The Stoplight Society (2010)

The Stoplight Society poster
Original title
La sociedad del semáforo
Directed by
Rubén Mendoza
Genre
drama film
Country
Colombia
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In a Colombian city, a group of people who live around a traffic light struggle with poverty and daily survival. The film follows their interconnected lives as they try to get by on the margins of society.

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What happens

La sociedad del semáforo es una película dramática colombiana de 2010 dirigida y escrita por Rubén Mendoza, protagonizada por Alexis Zúñiga, Antonio Reyes, Gala Bernal, Romelia Cajiao y Héctor Ramírez. Fue exhibida en importantes eventos internacionales como el Festival de Cannes, el Festival Internacional de cine de Mannheim, el Festival de cine de Guadalajara y en su país de origen en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena.​​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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