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The Minors - Too Young For Life

1921 · 80 min

A solemn, socially conscious silent melodrama that plays as earnest moral protest, moving slowly and asking for patient attention.

Directed by
Alfred Tostary
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hanni Weisse, Gertrude Welcker, Olaf Storm
Overview
A social melodrama that tackled sensitive social taboos, moral corruption, and the exploitation of youth.

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Directed by
Alfred Tostary
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hanni Weisse, Gertrude Welcker, Olaf Storm
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • corruption
    • coming-of-age
    • morality
    • power
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Alfred Tostary
    Written by
    Demy Passau, Alfred Tostary
    Starring
    Hanni Weisse, Gertrude Welcker, Olaf Storm, Leopold von Ledebur, Magda Madeleine, Karl Falkenberg, Ursula Nest, Fritz Kampers
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    No Language

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