Movie

Name Me

2014 · 90 min

A slow-burning, uneasy coming-of-age story where a playful deception curdles into emotional fallout, leaving a lingering sense of regret.

Overview: A practical joke ends up very wrong in Nigina Sayfullaevas curious youth drama. Two seventeen year old Moscow girls, Olya and Sasha, are visiting Olya's long lost father who lives in Crimea, when they decide to switch places and pretend to be the other person to the father. Little do they know that their joke comes with consequenses that will change their lives forever.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, coming-of-age, deception
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
coming-of-age
deception
betrayal
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild