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Hey Mum, Let's Shoot a Movie

1977 · 24 min

A scrappy, deadpan farce that turns small-town amateur filmmaking into a chaotic, gently ridiculous spectacle.

Directed by: Christoph Schlingensief
Genres: Action, Comedy

Overview: A satire about an ambitious amateur filmmaker decides to make a movie, enlists his family, uses the entire town as a backdrop, and still fails.

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Directed by: Christoph Schlingensief
Genres: Action, Comedy

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
art
media
class
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: action, comedy
Directed by: Christoph Schlingensief
Runtime: 24 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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