Loving Pablo

Loving Pablo

A gangster. A princess. The true story of a most unlikely love affair.

Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa

Produced by B2Y EOOD, Escobar Films

2017123 min6.3 / 10

A dark, tension-laden biographical drama centered on a doomed romance between a drug lord and a journalist, set against the violence and chaos of 1980s Colombia.

The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.

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  • Is Loving Pablo scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Loving Pablo violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Does Loving Pablo end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Loving Pablo sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Loving Pablo easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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38/ 100

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Love35

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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