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The Nine

2016 · 98 min

A solemn, unflinching immersion into lives on the margins, offering quiet observation rather than easy comfort.

Directed by
Katy Grannan, Hannah Hughes
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Linsay Rousseau, Shannon Lujan
Overview
There is nothing left of the American dream on the Nine--a solemn destination, a resting place for those who have relinquished the dream. Modesto is a city that lies in California's Central Valley, a region devastated during America's Great Depression. Modesto's notorious South Ninth Street ("the Nine") is a no man's land where the rules of polite society do not apply. The people living along the Nine form a ravaged micro community whose Darwinian existence is a day to day hustle, and survival is by any means necessary.

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Directed by
Katy Grannan, Hannah Hughes
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Linsay Rousseau, Shannon Lujan
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • politics
  • class
  • crime
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Katy Grannan, Hannah Hughes
Written by
Katy Grannan, Artimese Fairley
Starring
Linsay Rousseau, Shannon Lujan
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America

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