Movie

Gog' Helen

2012

A warm, frantic scramble through a shantytown, mixing broad comedy with genuine family affection and a ticking-clock chase.

Overview: Gog' Helen, an elderly woman living in a shantytown, has spent her life hiding her savings inside her worn-out mattress. When her well-meaning granddaughter Agnes surprises her with a new bed and unwittingly discards the old one, the duo embarks on a frantic race against time to recover the cash. Complicating matters? Heaps!
How it feels: Light, warm, absurd and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, greed, class, survival
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
greed
class
survival
love
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none