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Rocks

2020 · 94 min

A warm, lived-in portrait of teenage friendship that tightens into quiet dread as a child's secret becomes impossible to carry alone.

Directed by
Sarah Gavron
Genres
Drama
Overview
15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them. Against all odds, and with the help of her loyal friends, she evades the authorities and navigates the most defining days of her young life.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, friendship, survival, isolation
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Sarah Gavron
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • friendship
    • survival
    • isolation
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Sarah Gavron
    Written by
    Claire Wilson, Theresa Ikoko
    Starring
    Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali, D'Angelou Osei-Kissiedu, Shaneigha-Monik Greyson, Ruby Stokes, Tawheda Begum, Afi Okaidja, Anastasia Dymitrow
    Music
    Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
    Cinematography
    Hélène Louvart
    Runtime
    94 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    Arabic, English

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