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Jonny Comes

1988 · 105 min

A quiet, earnest East German drama that watches a boy navigate the fragile hope of being adopted, with gentle emotional weight.

Directed by
Richard Engel
Genres
Drama, Family
Overview
Twelve year old Jonny lives in foster home. Suddenly the family of a local doctor decides to adopt him. But it's not so easy...

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Directed by
Richard Engel
Genres
Drama, Family
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • found family
  • loneliness
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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