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Asunder

2016 · 72 min

A quiet, archival collage that drifts through a wartime town's memories, more reflective than dramatic.

Directed by: Esther Johnson
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Kate Adie, Alun Armstrong

Overview: Esther Johnson’s film uses local archive footage to convey the story of Sunderland's involvement in the First World War, from the men who fought in the fields to those who stayed behind to work in the region’s shipyards and munitions factories.

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Directed by: Esther Johnson
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Kate Adie, Alun Armstrong

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: war
memory
work
grief
family
Places: small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	1
Realism	10
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Esther Johnson
Written by: Bob Stanley
Starring: Kate Adie, Alun Armstrong
Cinematography: Mary Farbrother
Runtime: 72 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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