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ENGLISH

80 min

A heavy, emotional journey through grief and addiction, with a forbidden romance that keeps you invested despite the darkness.

Tagline: He's gotta win it
Overview: Follows a budding basketball star on the rise as tragedy strikes when he loses his parents and develops a sex addiction to cope with the pain. During the healing process a forbidden love forms between him and his sex therapist as he rises from the ashes like a phoenix to proclaim what he's worked so hard for his entire life.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, romantic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, addiction, love, trauma
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
addiction
love
trauma
healing
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong