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A Gentleman

2018 · 90 min

A heavy, unsettling watch that lingers on a young man's unraveling, offering little relief but a raw, honest look at trauma.

Tagline
For the team.
Overview
During the final games of his high school basketball season, Tom Irvin is faced with an encounter of sexual misconduct. An affair that leaves Tom losing grip with reality and struggling to regain his self-identity.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • violence
  • isolation
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sarah Hutchings, Brock Davis Mitchell
Written by
Brock Davis Mitchell, Sarah Hutchings
Starring
Sam Duke, Katherine Fadum, Phillip Forest Lewitski, Murray Farnell, Angel Lo, Aaron Belot, Alex Archambault, Alex Mettlewsky
Cinematography
Noah Leach, Alimzhan Alan Sabir
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada

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