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A Boy. A Girl. A Dream

2018 · 89 min

An intimate, talky night-long romance that unfolds against election-night tension, asking you to lean in as two strangers push each other toward honesty.

Directed by
Qasim Basir
Genres
Romance
Overview
On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers.

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Directed by
Qasim Basir
Genres
Romance
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • ambition
  • politics
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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