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Candy

2006 · 116 min

A raw, intimate plunge into love and addiction that leaves you drained and haunted.

Tagline
More is never enough.
Overview
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • love
  • obsession
  • grief
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Neil Armfield
Written by
Luke Davies, Neil Armfield
Starring
Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge, Roberto Meza-Mont, Tony Martin, Noni Hazlehurst, Holly Austin
Music
Paul Charlier
Cinematography
Garry Phillips
Runtime
116 min
Country
Australia, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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