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Back Alley

2014 · 29 min

A quiet, watchful slice of street life that builds unease through small territorial pressures rather than big drama.

Directed by: Cécile Ducrocq
Genres: Drama
Starring: Laure Calamy, Bruno Clairefond, Bruce Chatirichvili

Overview: Suzanne has been a prostitute for 15 years. She has her turf, her regular johns, her freedom. One day, young African prostitutes settle nearby. Suzanne is threatened.

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Directed by: Cécile Ducrocq
Genres: Drama
Starring: Laure Calamy, Bruno Clairefond, Bruce Chatirichvili

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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: survival
isolation
class
power
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Cécile Ducrocq
Written by: Cécile Ducrocq
Starring: Laure Calamy, Bruno Clairefond, Bruce Chatirichvili, Kevin Kugler
Runtime: 29 min
Languages: French

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