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Binary

2017

A cool, pressure-cooker climb through office politics that keeps you tense and slightly uneasy about how far ambition can push people.

Directed by
Paula Riemann
Starring
Ronan Raftery, Alix Wilton Regan, Max Befort
Overview
A man and a woman struggle up a corporate ladder in two very different ways. Pushed to the brink, they are going to find out if they can cope.

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Directed by
Paula Riemann
Starring
Ronan Raftery, Alix Wilton Regan, Max Befort
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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
    • ambition
    • work
    • power
    • identity
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Directed by
    Paula Riemann
    Written by
    Paula Riemann
    Starring
    Ronan Raftery, Alix Wilton Regan, Max Befort, Paul Dewdney, Joseph Quartson

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