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We Won't Dine

2022 · 1 season

A quiet, melancholy family drama that finds tenderness inside loss and hardship.

Created by
Inês Sá Frias
Genres
Drama
Starring
João Cabral, Inês Sá Frias, Luisa Ortigoso
Overview
Within a peculiar family drama, Inês finds peace in pain. While getting evicted by her landlord and dealing with her grandfather’s loneliness and dementia, she finds comfort in the imaginary figure of her deceased father.

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Created by
Inês Sá Frias
Genres
Drama
Starring
João Cabral, Inês Sá Frias, Luisa Ortigoso
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • isolation
    • aging
    • memory
    Places
    • home
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Inês Sá Frias
    Starring
    João Cabral, Inês Sá Frias, Luisa Ortigoso, Inês Herédia, João Vicente, Rita Lello, Marco Mendonça, Rafael Gomes
    Length
    1 seasons, 5 episodes, 20 min each
    Network
    RTP Play
    Country
    Portugal
    Languages
    Portuguese

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