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Bad Living

2023 · 128 min

A suffocating, slow-burning chamber piece where family resentments fester in a decaying hotel, demanding patience and rewarding it with raw emotional pressure.

Directed by
João Canijo
Genres
Drama
Overview
In a family-run hotel near the northern coast of Portugal, several women from the same family, spanning different generations, live together. Their relationship, poisoned by bitterness, struggles to survive in the decaying hotel. The unexpected arrival of a granddaughter in this claustrophobic space provokes turmoil and rekindles latent hatreds and accumulated resentments.
How it feels
Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Family, isolation, betrayal, grief
Content
Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
João Canijo
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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