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Dummy

1979 · 96 min

A sober, heartfelt docudrama that immerses you in one man's struggle for dignity against a system that cannot hear him.

Directed by: Frank Perry
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: LeVar Burton, Paul Sorvino, Brian Dennehy

Overview: The real-life account of an illiterate, deaf-and-mute, black youth who was accused of murdering a prostitute, and the relationship that developed between him and his court-appointed attorney, who also was deaf, and the events leading up to his precedent-setting trial.

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Directed by: Frank Perry
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: LeVar Burton, Paul Sorvino, Brian Dennehy

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
isolation
identity
family
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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