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Julia Is

2017 · 90 min

A quiet, observant study of a young woman finding her footing in a foreign city, lonely and tender.

Directed by: Elena Martín Gimeno
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Elena Martín Gimeno, Oriol Puig, Paula Knüpling

Overview: A young Spanish exchange student who is on her own for the first time in her life tries to adjust to a vastly different life in Berlin.

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Directed by: Elena Martín Gimeno
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Elena Martín Gimeno, Oriol Puig, Paula Knüpling

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: identity
isolation
coming-of-age
family
loneliness
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, family
Directed by: Elena Martín Gimeno
Written by: Pol Rebaque, Maria Castellví, Marta Cruañas, Elena Martín Gimeno
Starring: Elena Martín Gimeno, Oriol Puig, Paula Knüpling, Carla Linares, Max Grosse Majench, Jakob D'Aprile, Rémi Pradère, Pau Balaguer
Cinematography: Pol Rebaque
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Spain
Languages: German, Catalan, English

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