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Artists

2011 · 79 min

A quiet, somber ensemble piece that sits with young inmates' longing for ordinary life, feeling tense and sad rather than action-driven.

Directed by: Florian Gottschick
Genres: Thriller, Drama
Starring: Juliane Götz, Nora Huetz, Alexander Kasprik

Overview: "Artists" tells the fateful stories of eight young people behind bars who hope for nothing more than freedom and the simple desire to be normal again.

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Directed by: Florian Gottschick
Genres: Thriller, Drama
Starring: Juliane Götz, Nora Huetz, Alexander Kasprik

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
freedom
identity
survival
friendship
Places: prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: thriller, drama
Directed by: Florian Gottschick
Starring: Juliane Götz, Nora Huetz, Alexander Kasprik, Eric Klotzsch, Adrian Saidi, Sebastian Schlecht, Leoni Schulz, Michael Kind
Runtime: 79 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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