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Walls

2012 · 85 min

A quiet, thoughtful documentary that asks you to sit with uncomfortable divisions and reflect on the lines people build between each other.

Directed by: Francesco Conversano, Nene Grignaffini
Genres: Documentary

Overview: By comparing the wall in Arizona erected by the united States on the Mexican border and a bridge in kosovo that separates Albanians and Serbs, Walls probes the artificial barriers that divide the human race

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Directed by: Francesco Conversano, Nene Grignaffini
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: politics
isolation
identity
power
war
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Francesco Conversano, Nene Grignaffini
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: Italian

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