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Flow

2014 · 89 min

A grounded, tense coming-of-age story about loyalty and ambition, with an authentic street-level feel and a slow-building sense of impending conflict.

Directed by
Fenar Ahmad
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kian Rosenberg Larsson, Ali Sivandi, Lirim Jusufi
Overview
Michael lives in a housing project. He and his friends make music together. Michael is clearly the biggest talent in the group, and one day he is discovered by the established rapper Apollo who makes Michael his ghostwriter. A big opportunity for Michael, this also means moving forward without his friends and breaking the unwritten rule of loyalty. Michael focuses on his music, hoping that the situation will resolve itself. As his friends lose their patience, a dramatic showdown is inevitable.

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Directed by
Fenar Ahmad
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kian Rosenberg Larsson, Ali Sivandi, Lirim Jusufi
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • loyalty
    • ambition
    • betrayal
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language strong
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Fenar Ahmad
    Written by
    Anders Ølholm
    Starring
    Kian Rosenberg Larsson, Ali Sivandi, Lirim Jusufi, Benny Jamz, Sivas Torbati, Rasmus Hammerich, Marijana Janković, Frederik Christian Johansen
    Music
    Jens Ole Wowk McCoy
    Cinematography
    Niels A. Hansen
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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