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The Short Life (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1000 · 180 mins · Spanish
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- Directed by
- Diego Núñez Irigoyen, Adolfo Valor
- Starring
- Javier Gutiérrez, Eric Masip, Marta Hazas, Jorge Usón, Bastien Ughetto, Leonor Watling
As a young man on the cusp of adulthood, Louis faces sweeping changes. Betrothed to a distant cousin, he stands poised to inherit the Spanish throne in the mid‑18th century. Yet his ascent is anything but smooth: a headstrong wife, a detached father, and a scheming stepmother conspire against him. Louis I must navigate these familial intrigues to begin his reign, though the looming challenges are soon resolved.
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