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Flint

2017 · 96 min

A sober, slow-burning dramatization of a real crisis, anchored by strong performances and a mounting sense of injustice.

Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Genres: Tv movie, Drama
Starring: Queen Latifah, Betsy Brandt, Rob Morrow

Overview: A woman deals with the toxic water scandal in Flint, Michigan, and the effect it has on her family.

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Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Genres: Tv movie, Drama
Starring: Queen Latifah, Betsy Brandt, Rob Morrow

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
justice
family
survival
class
Places: small town
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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