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Caesar Must Die

Movie · 2012 · 76 min

A quiet, weighty watch where real inmates blur into Shakespeare, asking patience and rewarding it with raw, human gravity.

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2012 film by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
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2012
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76 min
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • isolation
    • betrayal
    • power
    • redemption
    Places
    • prison
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

    Details

    Genres
    documentary, drama, prison, docudrama
    Directed by
    Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
    Written by
    Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
    Starring
    Salvatore Striano
    Music
    Giuliano Taviani
    Runtime
    76 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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