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Jacob smitaren

1983 · 80 min

A quiet, sombre character study that sits heavily with you, tracing loss and dependence with unflinching restraint.

Overview
Jacob Andersson’s alcoholism leads to his wife leaving him together with their daughter.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • addiction
    • family
    • isolation
    • grief
    Places
    None
    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
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Christina Olofson, Göran du Rées
    Written by
    Göran du Rées, Christina Olofson, Roland Jansson
    Starring
    Margarita Ahlin, Lars Alerås, Carina Eriksson, Bodil Fransson, Hans Mosesson, Sven Wollter
    Cinematography
    Göran du Rées
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    Swedish

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