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The Material Boy

2015 · 73 min

A curious, offbeat drama about a hidden origin and a famous stranger, drifting between earnest melodrama and wry pop-culture absurdity.

Directed by
Luizo Vega
Overview
An Italo-American teenaged girl in Michigan, with a Catholic family, becomes pregnant. To avoid both a scandal and an abortion, she secretly gives birth to a boy in hospital, which is run by nuns. They establish a false identity for him and arrange to have him brought up in Argentina. At the age of 18, the boy discovers that his biological mother is Madonna Ciccone, who, after giving him up, became the iconic international pop-culture mega-star.
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Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, family, isolation, celebrity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism5
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Directed by
    Luizo Vega
    Starring
    Luizo Vega, Madonna, Bruce LaBruce, Udo Kier, Fernanda Flores, Rossy de Palma
    Runtime
    73 min
    Country
    United States of America

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