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Gaon

2018 · 131 min

A quiet, deliberate drama that immerses you in a secluded world and its slow unraveling when an outsider arrives.

Directed by: Gautam Singh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Praveena Deshpande, Shadab Kamal

Overview: A village kept secret for centuries receives a visitor at long last and finds the course of its destiny changed forever.

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Directed by: Gautam Singh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Praveena Deshpande, Shadab Kamal

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
isolation
trauma
family
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Gautam Singh
Starring: Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Praveena Deshpande, Shadab Kamal, Neha Mahajan, Omkar Das Manikpuri
Runtime: 131 min
Languages: Hindi

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