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Transgression

1980 · 93 min

A quiet, downbeat drama that observes a man's professional and personal failures with a detached, melancholic gaze.

Directed by: Matija Milčinski
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mirko Bogataj, Jožica Avbelj, Danilo Benedičič

Overview: A TV journalist making a documentary in a factory finds out that the workers have been on strike and tries to analyze the strike in his film, but is thwarted by the TV company. His failure at his job is interwoven with his failed marriage.

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Directed by: Matija Milčinski
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mirko Bogataj, Jožica Avbelj, Danilo Benedičič

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: work
betrayal
isolation
politics
family
Places: workplace
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	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Matija Milčinski
Written by: Mirče Šušmel, Matjaž Zajec
Starring: Mirko Bogataj, Jožica Avbelj, Danilo Benedičič, Demeter Bitenc, Berta Bojetu, Peter Boštjančič, Lili Brajer, Nina Cvek
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Yugoslavia
Languages: Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian

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