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Car Washers

2001 · 80 min

A slow, sombre coming-of-age story set against urban decay, watching innocence erode under the weight of a corrupt world.

Directed by: Volodymyr Tykhyy
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring: Volodymyr Basovsky, Kateryna Purtseladze, Denys Kotelkin

Overview: Kyiv in the nineties, tainted by a serious economic collapse and rising crime. A group of kids boost the family budget by washing cars at a gas station whose proprietors make a living in a rather dodgy way. The story is narrated by the 13-year-old protagonist, who eventually discovers how much this society has affected him.

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Directed by: Volodymyr Tykhyy
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring: Volodymyr Basovsky, Kateryna Purtseladze, Denys Kotelkin

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: coming-of-age
crime
class
corruption
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, drama, romance
Directed by: Volodymyr Tykhyy
Written by: Volodymyr Tykhyy
Starring: Volodymyr Basovsky, Kateryna Purtseladze, Denys Kotelkin, Antin Mukharsky
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Ukraine
Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

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