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Compo

1988 · 83 min

A dry, low-key office comedy that drudges through bureaucracy with gentle absurdity and an understated Australian shrug.

Overview
Compo is a comedy set in a government unemployment-compensation office.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • politics
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Directed by
Nigel Buesst
Written by
Abe Pogos
Starring
Bruce Kerr, Christopher Barry, Elizabeth Crockett, Clifford Neate, Rowan Woods, Angus Cummings, Peter Hosking, Leo Regan
Runtime
83 min

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