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Primas

2017 · 99 min

A quiet, intimate documentary that follows two girls as they heal from trauma through movement and imagination, leaving a lingering sense of resilience.

Directed by: Laura Bari
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Two cousins come of age together, overcoming the heinous acts which interrupted their childhoods.

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Directed by: Laura Bari
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: trauma
healing
coming-of-age
identity
family
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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