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Roots

2018 · 102 min

A quiet, intimate documentary that unfolds slowly through six personal confessions, asking you to sit with ordinary heartbreak and the small inheritances of family.

Directed by
Anna Hints, Dominik Krutský
Genres
Documentary
Overview
"Roots" tells six very personal stories - a first, big love, the loss of a child, ageing, infidelity, fragile relationships with close ones. Six different views on what our family and environment has left in us and what we leave behind.

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Directed by
Anna Hints, Dominik Krutský
Genres
Documentary
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • love
    • grief
    • aging
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Anna Hints, Dominik Krutský, Moonika Siimets, Heilika Pikkov
    Cinematography
    Dominik Krutský, Alena Surzhikova
    Runtime
    102 min
    Country
    Estonia
    Languages
    English, Estonian, Russian

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