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The Things We Keep

2018 · 73 min

An intimate, reflective documentary that feels like leafing through a friend's old home movies, warm and wistful.

Overview: Casey, the new flatmate, was everything Alessandro was not. He was energetic, adventurous and charismatic. Alessandro started to document this strange creature with his video camera, so different from himself. They were in their early twenties and living in Rome...every experience together felt new and exciting. But when Casey moved to the Middle East to work as a TV journalist, Alessandro's world was opened up even more. Drawn from 15 years of footage, The Things We Keep is an intimate look at friendship, a celebration of people's common humanity and an invitation to break out of one’s comfort zone.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
coming-of-age
memory
isolation
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	10
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman
Written by: Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman
Starring: Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman
Runtime: 73 min
Country: France
Languages: Arabic, English, Italian

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