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I Stand Alone

1999 · 89 min

A relentless plunge into a bitter, isolated mind, suffocating and confrontational, with moments of unbearable tension and no comfort.

Tagline: In the bowels of France.
Overview: After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, the Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: isolation
class
obsession
revenge
morality
Places: big city
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	10
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Gaspar Noé
Written by: Gaspar Noé
Starring: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain, Martine Audrain, Zaven, Jean-François Rauger, Guillaume Nicloux, Olivier Doran
Cinematography: Dominique Colin, Gaspar Noé
Runtime: 89 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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