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Realive

2016 · 112 min

A somber, contemplative sci-fi drama that lingers on mortality and identity, asking you to sit with its quiet unease rather than thrill you.

Directed by: Mateo Gil
Genres: Science fiction
Starring: Tom Hughes, Charlotte Le Bon, Oona Chaplin

Tagline: Immortality is only a matter of time.
Overview: Marc, a successful, ambitious man, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and is given a few months to live. Unable to accept death, he decides to cryogenically freeze himself. The love of his life is devastated. Seventy years later, Marc becomes the first cryogenic resuscitated person in history. But this doesn't happen in the idealized way he dreamt of.

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Directed by: Mateo Gil
Genres: Science fiction
Starring: Tom Hughes, Charlotte Le Bon, Oona Chaplin

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
identity
isolation
obsession
morality
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: science fiction
Directed by: Mateo Gil
Written by: Mateo Gil
Starring: Tom Hughes, Charlotte Le Bon, Oona Chaplin, Barry Ward, Julio Perillán, Rafael Cebrian, Bruno Sevilla, Daniel Horvath
Cinematography: Pau Esteve Birba
Runtime: 112 min
Country: Belgium, France, Spain
Languages: English

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