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Chronic

2015 · 93 min

A quiet, unsettling immersion into a caregiver's lonely life, where tenderness and moral ambiguity blur, leaving a lingering sense of unease and sorrow.

Directed by
Michel Franco
Genres
Drama
Tagline
The last patient
Overview
David is a nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Dedicated to his profession, he develops strong relationships with the people he cares for. But outside of work, it's a different story altogether.
How it feels
Melancholic, bleak, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Grief, isolation, guilt, death
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Michel Franco
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • grief
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • death
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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