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Omar

2009 · 8 min

A short, intimate portrait of a young man carrying a secret, balancing warmth and quiet tension.

Directed by: Sébastien Gabriel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ralph Amoussou, François Civil, Karim Zakraoui

Overview: The story of Omar, a young gay man who lives in a neighbourhood he loves and neighbours that love him. But he is under pressure because he has fallen in love and he cannot even talk about it as he will end up revealing that he is homosexual — not even to his best friend Morad.

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Directed by: Sébastien Gabriel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ralph Amoussou, François Civil, Karim Zakraoui

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
love
friendship
family
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Sébastien Gabriel
Written by: Axel Djossou, Sébastien Gabriel
Starring: Ralph Amoussou, François Civil, Karim Zakraoui, Kevin Coehlo, Adrien Ruiz, Ériq Ebouaney, Claudia Tagbo
Runtime: 8 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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