Cola de mono

Cola de mono

Drink responsibly

Directed by Alberto Fuguet

Produced by Cinépata, Masa Madre

2018102 min4.3 / 10

A tense, intimate family melodrama set on Christmas Eve 1986 that uses heat, alcohol, and repressed desire to expose the dark undercurrents beneath holiday togetherness.

It's Christmas Eve, 1986, and Borja is a precocious teenager with a passion for film. As his family comes together to celebrate the holiday, the combined forces of the suffocating Chilean heat, free-flowing drinks, and repressed desire contribute to the eruption of long-held secrets. Both an enticing family melodrama and an explicit erotic thriller, this is a story about the ways that passion and desire control our lives—from pop-culture tastes to sexual fantasies.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cola de mono sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Cola de mono end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Cola de mono easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Cola de mono violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Cola de mono scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity46

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise1

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Cola de mono

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Same Mood as Cola de mono

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cola de mono, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cola de mono, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cola de mono, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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