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My Grandfather's Demons

2022 · 85 min

A quiet, reflective film that blends stop-motion and 3D to explore grief.

Directed by: Nuno Beato
Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Victoria Guerra, António Durães, Ana Sofia Martins

Overview: Rosa's life, a highly valued professional, is turned upside down when her grandfather Marcelino dies.

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Directed by: Nuno Beato
Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Victoria Guerra, António Durães, Ana Sofia Martins

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
family
isolation
identity
healing
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: animation, drama, fantasy
Directed by: Nuno Beato
Written by: Cristina Pinheiro, Possidónio Cachapa
Starring: Victoria Guerra, António Durães, Ana Sofia Martins, Nuno Lopes, João Tempera, Celso Bugallo, Martim Balsa, Óscar Branco
Music: Manuel Riveiro, Carlos Guerreiro
Cinematography: Celia Benavent
Runtime: 85 min
Country: France, Portugal, Spain
Languages: English, Portuguese

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