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Manderlay

2005 · 138 min

A cold, theatrical provocation that unsettles and frustrates, forcing you to confront uncomfortable ideas about freedom and power.

Directed by
Lars von Trier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach de Bankolé, Danny Glover
Tagline
Liberation. Whether they want it or not.
Overview
In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.

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Directed by
Lars von Trier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach de Bankolé, Danny Glover
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • race
  • power
  • freedom
  • morality
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
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Written by
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
138 min
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