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Abe

2020 · 85 min

A gentle, food-filled coming-of-age story that turns family friction into something warm and hopeful.

Directed by
Fernando Grostein Andrade
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Noah Schnapp, Seu Jorge, Dagmara Dominczyk
Tagline
You can’t choose your family.
Overview
A 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn tries to unite his half-Israeli and half-Palestinian family through cooking.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Fernando Grostein Andrade
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Noah Schnapp, Seu Jorge, Dagmara Dominczyk
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • faith
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Fernando Grostein Andrade
Written by
Jacob Kader, Lameece Issaq
Starring
Noah Schnapp, Seu Jorge, Dagmara Dominczyk, Mark Margolis, Tom Mardirosian, Arian Moayed, Josh Elliott Pickel, Alexander Hodge
Music
Gui Amabis
Cinematography
Blasco Giurato
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America, Brazil
Languages
English

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