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Hillside Drive

A tender, quietly observant coming-of-age story that immerses you in a boy's dawning awareness of family and adulthood.

Directed by
Lenny Abrahamson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shane Meagher, Tom Burke, Eve Hewson
Overview
In 1970s Dublin, 12-year-old Davey Rubenstein prepares for his Bar Mitzvah while becoming increasingly aware of the complexities of his homelife and the adult world around him. Seen from the perspective of Davey and his father Eddie, Hillside Drive tracks a pivotal year in the life of a family in flux.

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Directed by
Lenny Abrahamson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shane Meagher, Tom Burke, Eve Hewson
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • faith
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Lenny Abrahamson
Written by
Lenny Abrahamson
Starring
Shane Meagher, Tom Burke, Eve Hewson, Cameron Brady
Music
Stephen Rennicks
Cinematography
Suzie Lavelle
Country
Ireland
Languages
English, Hebrew

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