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The Suicide

1997 · 88 min

A quiet, austere chamber piece that asks patience as it circles one man's dissent against enforced cheerfulness.

Directed by
Gregg Bordowitz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lothaire Bluteau, Ken Elston, Brad Fryman
Overview
The protagonist, Semyon, tries to unyoke himself from the enforced optimism of a bureaucratic order that prohibits any discussion of disappointment and despair following the revolution.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Gregg Bordowitz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lothaire Bluteau, Ken Elston, Brad Fryman
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • politics
    • freedom
    • identity
    • grief
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
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    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Gregg Bordowitz
    Starring
    Lothaire Bluteau, Ken Elston, Brad Fryman, Mark Van Fossen, Francine Wolf
    Runtime
    88 min
    Country
    United States of America

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