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Apostasy

1979 · 90 min

A cramped, talky chamber piece where two people drift apart while the country churns outside.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Claustrophobic drama sent in the summer of 1973 against the backdrop of day-to-day social and political turmoil including the sacking of the Whitlam government. Two people meet: the gap between their intellectual and emotional response widens as their relationship develops.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Politics, identity, isolation
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    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
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Zbigniew Friedrich
    Written by
    Zbigniew Friedrich
    Starring
    Rod McNicol, Juliet Bacskai, Phil Motherwell, Alan Money, J.J. Jannu, Paul Cox, Jeremy Stanford
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Australia

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