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Mens

2019 · 97 min

A quiet, cerebral puzzle that drifts between past and present, asking you to piece together a century-old mystery alongside a curious teenager.

Directed by
Isabelle Prim
Genres
Drama
Starring
Miljan Chatelain, Fabienne Babe, Arié Elmaleh
Overview
At his grand-mother's death, Jean, a fourteen-year old teenager inherits the file of a mysterious court case from 1895. Fascinated by this archive, both real and fictitious, Jean becomes the judge of a criminal case completed more than a century ago.

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Directed by
Isabelle Prim
Genres
Drama
Starring
Miljan Chatelain, Fabienne Babe, Arié Elmaleh
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • memory
    • obsession
    • family
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Isabelle Prim
    Written by
    Thomas Pujol, Isabelle Prim
    Starring
    Miljan Chatelain, Fabienne Babe, Arié Elmaleh, Richard Peyraud, Fleur Guillaud, Tobias Nuytten, Paul le Leuch, Rémi Beignier
    Music
    Géry Petit
    Cinematography
    Jean Guillaud
    Runtime
    97 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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