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Brassed Off

1996 · 107 min

A warm, rousing story that balances brass-band camaraderie with the bitter sting of industrial decline, leaving you both uplifted and heartbroken.

Tagline: Fed up with the system. Ticked off at the establishment. And mad about... each other.
Overview: A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
friendship
survival
justice
Places: small town
workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: comedy, romance, drama, music
Directed by: Mark Herman
Written by: Mark Herman
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Tara Fitzgerald, Pete Postlethwaite, Jim Carter, Stephen Tompkinson, Philip Jackson, Sue Johnston, Peter Martin
Music: Trevor Jones
Cinematography: Andy Collins
Runtime: 107 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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