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Hero-Man

A quiet, heartfelt story that lingers on loss and memory, asking you to sit with its sadness rather than escape it.

Directed by
Adam Gilmore
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kai Morfin, Jasmine Kim, Shannon Spangler
Tagline
Not every hero saves the world.
Overview
Adrift in grief, Colby relentlessly pursues the publication of his childhood story as a way to hold onto the brother he lost.

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Directed by
Adam Gilmore
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kai Morfin, Jasmine Kim, Shannon Spangler
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • memory
  • coming-of-age
  • art
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Adam Gilmore
Written by
Tara Lexi Robertson, Adam Gilmore
Starring
Kai Morfin, Jasmine Kim, Shannon Spangler, Ari Agbabian, Annie Klups, Tiago A. Santos, Marilyn Jensen-Johnson, Jonathan Leon
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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