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Adult Life Skills

2016 · 96 min

A gentle, quirky study of grief and stalled adulthood, mixing whimsy with quiet sadness and a warm, offbeat charm.

Directed by
Rachel Tunnard
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
There's no badge for growing up.
Overview
Anna is stuck: she’s approaching 30 and has just moved back to her rural home-town, and into a shed in her mother’s backyard. She spends her time working a menial job at a local boating center and hides in the depths of her imagination, making movies with her thumbs. Irritated by her childish behavior, Anna's mother insists that she move out of her shed and on with her life. When a troubled young boy starts hanging around, the two form an unlikely bond. Through their strange yet mutually beneficial friendship, Anna slowly begins to confront her perpetual state of arrested development.

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Directed by
Rachel Tunnard
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 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
  • grief
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Rachel Tunnard
Written by
Rachel Tunnard
Starring
Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Brett Goldstein, Rachael Deering, Eileen Davies, Alice Lowe, Edward Hogg, Ozzy Myers
Music
Micah P. Hinson
Cinematography
Bet Rourich
Runtime
96 min
Country
Sweden, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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