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The Forty-Year-Old Version

2020 · 123 min

A warm, funny, and bittersweet portrait of creative struggle, identity, and staying true to yourself, with a lived-in New York vibe.

Directed by: Radha Blank
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
Starring: Radha Blank, Peter Y. Kim, Oswin Benjamin

Tagline: Find your own voice.
Overview: Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.

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Directed by: Radha Blank
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
Starring: Radha Blank, Peter Y. Kim, Oswin Benjamin

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: art
identity
ambition
race
grief
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama, music
Directed by: Radha Blank
Written by: Radha Blank
Starring: Radha Blank, Peter Y. Kim, Oswin Benjamin, Reed Birney, Imani Lewis, T.J. Atoms, Welker White, Jacob Ming-Trent
Cinematography: Eric Branco
Runtime: 123 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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