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Standstill

2015 · 104 min

A quiet, talk-heavy encounter between two wounded people, heavy with history and slow to move.

Directed by
Majdi El-Omari
Overview
A Mohawk war photographer and a Palestinian refugee attempt to overcome the inertia-inducing forces of culture and politics.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Identity, isolation, trauma, politics
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
Majdi El-Omari
Runtime
104 min
Country
Canada
Languages
Arabic, English

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