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The Abstainers

1989 · 66 min

A gentle, talky coming-of-age comedy-drama about awkward young men and the small messes they make.

Genres
Tv movie, Drama, Comedy
Overview
Ljuba and Bora are good students with non-existent sex lives, in contrast to their roommate Giovanni, who has no such troubles despite being an awful student and involved into petty crime. When Giovanni is drafted and his sister moves in with the other two, they see it as the end of their problem.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Coming-of-age, friendship, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Genres
Tv movie, Drama, Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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