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The Lover

2016 · 60 min

A quiet, uneasy drama where a kind gesture slowly tightens into a tense, secretive encounter, leaving a lingering sense of loss.

Overview: An old lover gentleman, Joe receives a ride in order to go back home on time for his perfect wedding anniversary from a good Samaritan, Bob who turns out to be an undercover police officer. Joe enjoys the day with his lover, until Bob fixes and brings him back the car, but he is the last one Joe wants to see at his door. What is Joe hiding? Bob is truly concerned, but his concern could turn Joe's whole life upside down.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
grief
memory
love
isolation
Places: home
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Mahmoud Shoolizadeh
Written by: Mahmoud Shoolizadeh, Dena McKinnon
Starring: Jerry Wisner, Laura Morey, David McMahon, Stevie Conway, Julia Tyler, Leslie Horn Danielsen
Runtime: 60 min

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