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Air Conditioning

2005 · 84 min

A grimy, uncomfortable slice of life that feels like watching desperation unfold in real time, with an undercurrent of dread.

Directed by
Giuseppe Andrews
Genres
Drama
Starring
Walt Dongo, Miles Dougal, Gabriella Maltz Larkin
Overview
Latuga is a desperate woman living a desperate life. Divorced from fancy suit store owner Classe, she is forced to live in a small studio apartment and care for the couple’s ex-heroin addict son Puzo. The boy, obsessed with a toy barbeque pit, is always on the verge of some horrific act.

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Directed by
Giuseppe Andrews
Genres
Drama
Starring
Walt Dongo, Miles Dougal, Gabriella Maltz Larkin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • family
  • grief
  • madness
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Giuseppe Andrews
Written by
Giuseppe Andrews
Starring
Walt Dongo, Miles Dougal, Gabriella Maltz Larkin, Tommy Salami, Adan Faudoa
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America

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