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Frank & Louis

2026 · 95 min

A quiet, humane prison drama that builds slowly toward an unlikely tenderness between two men.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Frank, serving a life sentence, takes a prison job caring for aging incarcerated men with Alzheimer’s and dementia. What begins as a self-interested bid for parole becomes a profound, transformative bond with fellow prisoner Louis, offering Frank a glimpse of redemption in an unforgiving place.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Redemption, isolation, aging, friendship
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Petra Biondina Volpe
    Written by
    Esther Bernstorff, Petra Biondina Volpe
    Starring
    Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rob Morgan, Residente, Rosalind Eleazar, Indira Varma, Andy Cheung, Georgia Goodman, Matthew Shelby
    Music
    Oliver Coates
    Cinematography
    Judith Kaufmann
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    Switzerland, United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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