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7 Minutes

2016 · 88 min

A tense, talky chamber piece that turns a small workplace dispute into a moral pressure cooker, anchored by earnest performances.

Directed by
Michele Placido
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ambra Angiolini, Cristiana Capotondi, Luisa Cattaneo
Tagline
One condition. Everyone's fate.
Overview
Women in a failing silk factory, fight to find a way to keep their jobs.

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Directed by
Michele Placido
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ambra Angiolini, Cristiana Capotondi, Luisa Cattaneo
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • power
  • justice
  • gender
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Michele Placido
Written by
Stefano Massini, Toni Trupia, Michele Placido
Starring
Ambra Angiolini, Cristiana Capotondi, Luisa Cattaneo, Anne Consigny, Erika D'Ambrosio, Balkissa Souley Maiga, Fiorella Mannoia, Maria Nazionale
Music
Paolo Buonvino
Cinematography
Arnaldo Catinari
Runtime
88 min
Country
France, Italy, Switzerland
Languages
Italian, French

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