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A Matter of Courage

2016 · 90 min

A quiet, brooding character study that weighs guilt and risk against unexpected fatherhood, moving slowly toward a tense reckoning.

Directed by: Roberto Gervitz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Armando Babaioff, Mariana Ximenes, Áurea Maranhão

Overview: Hermano is a doctor who plans to climb a dangerous mountain. He feels guilty about the death of his best friend and needs a test of courage. But Hermano's wife reveals that she is pregnant and he needs to make a decision.

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Directed by: Roberto Gervitz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Armando Babaioff, Mariana Ximenes, Áurea Maranhão

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: guilt
grief
survival
parenthood
morality
Places: countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Roberto Gervitz
Written by: Isaac Eshete, Roberto Gervitz
Starring: Armando Babaioff, Mariana Ximenes, Áurea Maranhão, Daniel Volpi, César Troncoso, Nickolas Caprio, Marcele Tedy, Nicolas Vargas
Music: Luiz Henrique Xavier
Cinematography: Lauro Escorel
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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