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I Am Urban

2018 · 97 min

A gritty, heartfelt story of broken lives and fragile hope, anchored by raw performances and a somber urban atmosphere.

Directed by: Candida Brady
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Richard Armitage, Anna Friel, Fraser Patrick Kelly

Tagline: It only takes one person to care.
Overview: A hard living, disillusioned, ex social worker becomes the unlikely savior to an anarchic gang of joy-riding, drug taking, thieving, out of control, care home runaway kids.

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Directed by: Candida Brady
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Richard Armitage, Anna Friel, Fraser Patrick Kelly

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
isolation
found family
addiction
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, crime
Directed by: Candida Brady
Written by: Bernard Hare, Tiffany Sharp, Candida Brady
Starring: Richard Armitage, Anna Friel, Fraser Patrick Kelly, Charlie Heaton, Neil Morrissey, Kathryn Drysdale, Jonathan Payne, Liam Ainsworth
Cinematography: Peter Field
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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