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Encanto

2021 · film · US

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Directed by: Byron Howard, Jared Bush

Starring: Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Diane Guerrero, Jess Darrow, Carolina Gaitán

Runtime: 102 min

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Encanto is a film about a magical family in Colombia. It matters as it tells the story of an ordinary person saving their family.

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  1. synopsis — The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.
  2. credit — Directed by Byron Howard.
  3. credit — Directed by Jared Bush.

Synopsis

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

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