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Fugue

2018 · 102 min

An unsettling, quietly gripping study of a woman estranged from her own life, cold and disorienting yet deeply sad.

Directed by
Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Gabriela Muskała, Łukasz Simlat, Halina Rasiakówna
Tagline
She can't recall her life. She will live it again.
Overview
Alicja suffers from memory loss and has rebuilt her own free spirited way of life. Two years later, she returns to her former family to assume against her will her role as wife, mother and daughter.

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Stream in the UK
  • Klassiki
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Gabriela Muskała, Łukasz Simlat, Halina Rasiakówna
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • memory
  • family
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

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