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Import

2016 · 17 min

A gentle, wryly observed slice of life that finds quiet absurdity and warmth in the awkwardness of starting over in a strange place.

Directed by: Ena Sendijarević
Genres: Family, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Alena Džebo, Aya Crnić, Esma Hrusto

Overview: In 1994, a young family of Bosnian refugees find themselves in a little Dutch village after receiving their residence permit. Absurd situations occur as they attempt to turn this new world into their home.

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Directed by: Ena Sendijarević
Genres: Family, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Alena Džebo, Aya Crnić, Esma Hrusto

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: immigration
family
identity
isolation
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: family, drama, comedy
Directed by: Ena Sendijarević
Written by: Ena Sendijarević
Starring: Alena Džebo, Aya Crnić, Esma Hrusto, Mario Knezović, Annelies Appelhof, Ali Ben Horsting, Sjeng Kessels, Felix Jan Kuipers
Runtime: 17 min
Country: Netherlands
Languages: Bosnian, Dutch

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