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Stray Dolls

2019 · 97 min

A grimy, quietly tense descent into desperation, watching a newcomer get pulled under by the people around her.

Tagline
Pretty. Dangerous.
Overview
Riz is a recent South Asian immigrant who takes a job at a seedy motel in a bid to start over in America. But the motel’s other employees and guests pull her back into a life she preferred to leave behind.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • immigration
  • crime
  • survival
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Sonejuhi Sinha
Written by
Charlotte Rabate, Sonejuhi Sinha
Starring
Geetanjali Thapa, Olivia DeJonge, Robert Aramayo, Cynthia Nixon, Samrat Chakrabarti, Shiloh Verrico, Rosemary Howard, Jeff Musillo
Cinematography
Shane Sigler
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Nepali, English

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