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Believe Me

1996 · 76 min

A slow, austere art-film experience with non-professional faces and a literary weight that asks for patience and close attention.

Overview
Based on a Thomas Mann novel and made with amateurs the directors found while doing a workshop at Ceará.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • class
    • family
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Dany Roland, Bia Lessa
    Runtime
    76 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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