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Ipolits

2002 · 75 min

A quiet, uncomfortable drama of psychological control that simmers with unease and leaves a bitter aftertaste.

Overview
A family drama circling around a love triangle - a mother, a daughter and a son-in-law. The plot is focusing on the mother's psychological manipulation with the son to "make a man" of him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • family
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Janis Streics
Written by
Lelde Stumbre, Janis Streics
Starring
Juris Kalniņš, Katrīne Pasternaka, Artis Robežnieks, Viktorija Streiča
Cinematography
Andrejs Rudzāts
Runtime
75 min
Country
Latvia
Languages
Latvian

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