# Loving Pablo (2017)

> A journalist’s passionate affair with Pablo Escobar becomes a fight for survival as his political ambitions and cocaine empire engulf Colombia.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/285996

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
- Cast: Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Julieth Restrepo, Óscar Jaenada, David Valencia, Mark Basnight, Joavany Alvarez
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4682788/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: seductive, tense, bleak, true crime night, crime drama marathon

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