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1,000 Roses

1994 · 95 min

A slow, earnest small-town drama that turns economic anxiety into quiet tension and melancholy.

Overview
In a small, unnamed European town the entire population depends upon the local, ailing factory. When American investors arrive, prosperity fever infects the residents.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • family
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Theu Boermans
Written by
Gustav Ernst, Theu Boermans
Starring
Marieke Heebink, Jaap Spijkers, Tessa Lilly Wyndham, Marianne Rogée, Marisa van Eyle, Bert Geurkink, Hannes Demming, Rik Launspach
Music
Lodewijk De Boer
Cinematography
Theo Bierkens
Runtime
95 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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