What Life Took From Me (2013)
A melancholy Mexican drama intimately explores romantic entanglements with a measured, unfolding pace.
The beautiful young Montserrat is forced to marry a man she does not love in order to save her family from ruin and maintain their social standing.
How intense is What Life Took From Me?
What Life Took From Me has no gore and some violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch and a date-night pick. Rated TV-PG.
What What Life Took From Me feels like
- Tone
- melancholyromanticintimate
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attentionDate night
Where to stream What Life Took From Me
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Is What Life Took From Me for you?
Is What Life Took From Me scary?
No. What Life Took From Me is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is What Life Took From Me gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is What Life Took From Me sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is What Life Took From Me OK for kids?
It is rated TV-PG and nothing here runs hot: scare 0, gore 0, violence 1, each out of 3. A safe family pick by the numbers.
How long is What Life Took From Me?
Episodes run about 45m.
Where can I stream What Life Took From Me?
What Life Took From Me is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
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