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Supernova

2020 · 94 min

A tender, quietly devastating journey through love and loss, anchored by two superb performances and a haunting sense of impending farewell.

Directed by: Harry Macqueen
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Peter MacQueen

Overview: Sam and Tusker, partners of 20 years, are traveling across England in their old RV visiting friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with early-onset dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have. As the trip progresses, however, their ideas for the future clash, secrets come out, and their love for each other is tested as never before. Ultimately, they must confront the question of what it means to love one another in the face of Tusker’s illness.

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Directed by: Harry Macqueen
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Peter MacQueen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
grief
identity
memory
death
Places: countryside
road trip
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: romance, drama
Directed by: Harry Macqueen
Written by: Harry Macqueen
Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Peter MacQueen, Pippa Haywood, Nina Marlin, Ian Drysdale, Lori Campbell, Sarah Woodward
Music: Keaton Henson
Cinematography: Dick Pope
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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