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Three Days and a Life

2019 · 120 min

A slow-burning, somber thriller that lingers on guilt and small-town secrets, leaving a heavy emotional residue.

Overview
Christmas 1999, in a peaceful little village in the Ardennes. The life of a young boy named Antoine will soon be devastated by three tragic events : the death of a dog, the vanishing of a child, and a big ravaging storm.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • guilt
  • grief
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama, crime
Directed by
Nicolas Boukhrief
Written by
Perrine Margaine, Pierre Lemaitre
Starring
Sandrine Bonnaire, Charles Berling, Pablo Pauly, Margot Bancilhon, Philippe Torreton, Dimitri Storoge, Jérémie Senez, Yoann Blanc
Music
Robin Coudert
Cinematography
Manuel Dacosse
Runtime
120 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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