Short film

Moleque

2010 · 14 min

A quiet, observant short that drifts through a hardscrabble street life with empathy and little melodrama.

Directed by: Rémi Pinaud
Genres: Documentary, Adventure
Starring: José Trassi

Overview: A quasi-ordinary day of a young man living in the streets of São Paulo, Brazil.

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Directed by: Rémi Pinaud
Genres: Documentary, Adventure
Starring: José Trassi

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
politics
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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