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More Beautiful for Having Been Broken

2020 · 111 min

A gentle, heartfelt drama about grief and connection, with a warm romance and a special child at its center.

Directed by
Nicole Conn
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zoe Ventoura, Kayla Jenee Radomski, Harley Jane Kozak
Overview
Three women’s lives intersect at a lakeside resort and are forever changed by the love of a special needs boy.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Nicole Conn
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zoe Ventoura, Kayla Jenee Radomski, Harley Jane Kozak
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • family
  • healing
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Nicole Conn
Starring
Zoe Ventoura, Kayla Jenee Radomski, Harley Jane Kozak, Cale Ferrin, French Stewart, Kay Lenz, Bruce Davison, Brooke Elliott
Music
Nami Melumad
Cinematography
Seth Wessel-Estes
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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