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'Merika

1984 · 102 min

A quiet, heartfelt study of displacement and longing, anchored by a restrained performance and a bittersweet sense of home.

Directed by
Gil Portes
Genres
Drama
Tagline
There's dollars! There's a car! There's imported goods! There's something missing!
Overview
A story about a Filipina immigrant nurse's struggle to survive in the United States.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, identity, immigration, family
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Gil Portes
Genres
Drama
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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
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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