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The Dreamseller

2016 · 96 min

A gentle, earnest drama about despair giving way to hope through an odd friendship, more heartfelt than flashy.

Directed by: Jayme Monjardim
Genres: Drama
Starring: César Troncoso, Dan Stulbach, Thiago Mendonça

Overview: A disillusioned psychologist tries to commit suicide until he strikes up a friendship with an unlikely saviour who teaches him a new way of living.

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Directed by: Jayme Monjardim
Genres: Drama
Starring: César Troncoso, Dan Stulbach, Thiago Mendonça

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: healing
friendship
identity
redemption
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jayme Monjardim
Written by: L.G. Bayão
Starring: César Troncoso, Dan Stulbach, Thiago Mendonça, Leonardo Medeiros, Guilherme Prates, Kaik Pereira, Malu Valle, Nelson Baskerville
Cinematography: Nonato Estrela
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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