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Everybody Knows

2018 · 132 min

A slow-burning, quietly devastating family drama where buried secrets and class tensions simmer beneath a kidnapping mystery, demanding close attention.

Directed by: Asghar Farhadi
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín

Tagline: Who did it?
Overview: Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.

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Directed by: Asghar Farhadi
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
deception
betrayal
guilt
class
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Asghar Farhadi
Written by: Asghar Farhadi
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín, Eduard Fernández, Bárbara Lennie, Inma Cuesta, Elvira Mínguez, Ramón Barea
Music: Javier Limón
Cinematography: José Luis Alcaine
Runtime: 132 min
Country: Spain, France, Italy, Argentina, Germany, Denmark
Languages: English, Catalan, Spanish

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