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René

2008 · 82 min

A patient, quietly heavy look at a life drifting along the margins, built from years of small moments that accumulate into something quietly devastating.

Overview
An intimate portrait of a man on the edge of society, filmed over the course of twenty years.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • isolation
  • survival
  • identity
  • addiction
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism10
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Helena Třeštíková
Written by
Helena Třeštíková
Runtime
82 min
Country
Czech Republic
Languages
Czech

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