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Babyface

1998 · 112 min

An uncomfortable, quietly tense coming-of-age drama that lingers on awkward intimacy and moral unease.

Directed by
Jack Blum
Starring
Lenore Zann, Elisabeth Rosen, Shawn Doyle
Overview
A 13 year old with an over-sexed mother starts an affair with her mother's live-in boy friend.

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Directed by
Jack Blum
Starring
Lenore Zann, Elisabeth Rosen, Shawn Doyle
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • family
    • betrayal
    • identity
    • sexuality
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Directed by
    Jack Blum
    Starring
    Lenore Zann, Elisabeth Rosen, Shawn Doyle, James Gallanders
    Runtime
    112 min

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