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Snow Cake

2006 · 112 min

A quiet, bittersweet character study that unfolds gently, balancing grief and odd warmth in a snowy small town.

Directed by
Marc Evans
Genres
Romance, Drama
Overview
A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.

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Directed by
Marc Evans
Genres
Romance, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • grief
  • isolation
  • family
  • healing
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Marc Evans
Written by
Angela Pell
Starring
Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire, James Allodi, Janet van de Graaf, Julie Stewart, Selina Cadell
Music
Kevin Drew
Cinematography
Steve Cosens
Runtime
112 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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