Movie

Beats

2019 · 100 min

A bittersweet, black-and-white plunge into teenage friendship and rave culture, pulsing with energy yet tinged with the ache of leaving home.

Overview: Summer 1994, Scotland. Johnno and Spanner are best mates, but Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future. In pursuit of adventure and escape they head out on one last night to an illegal rave before parting ways indefinitely.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, freedom, class
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
freedom
class
identity
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild