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A Bluebird in My Heart

2018 · 86 min

A quiet, brooding descent into violence, carried by a heavy sense of dread and a damaged man's struggle to contain his past.

Tagline
A Film By Jérémie Guez
Overview
An ex-con's attempts to live a quiet life are derailed when the daughter of the woman sheltering him is the victim of a vicious attack.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • redemption
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Jérémie Guez
Written by
Jérémie Guez
Starring
Roland Møller, Veerle Baetens, Lola Le Lann, Lubna Azabal
Music
Séverin Favriau
Cinematography
Dimitri Karakatsanis
Runtime
86 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French, English

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