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Madness, Farewell

2018

A wry, uncomfortable tragicomedy that finds uneasy laughs in despair, keeping you at a distance while you wait to see if anything can be salvaged.

Directed by
Benjamin Font
Overview
The holidays have arrived in Los Angeles where fledgling comedian Liza Ocampo is determined to commit suicide. Unable to pull the trigger herself, she hires a newly legalized "hit man firm" to do the dirty work for her. But when she arrives for her date with death, she finds the appointment has been double booked..

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • identity
  • obsession
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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