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The System

2016 · 102 min

A grim, grounded slide into hardship that weighs heavily, offering little relief and asking you to sit with a family's unraveling.

Directed by: Eddie Arya
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jamie Vergan, Yasemin Plows, Nikki Waterhouse

Overview: A family man is made redundant after 15 years with the same company and struggles with the hardships of unemployment. Losing his home, car and entire savings, he comes to face his biggest challenge after an incident that will change his life forever.

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Directed by: Eddie Arya
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jamie Vergan, Yasemin Plows, Nikki Waterhouse

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
isolation
survival
grief
Places: suburbs
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Eddie Arya
Starring: Jamie Vergan, Yasemin Plows, Nikki Waterhouse, David Anderson
Runtime: 102 min

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