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It Snows in Benidorm

2020 · 117 min

A quiet, bittersweet wander through a sunlit resort town, mixing gentle mystery with a retired man's loneliness and small discoveries.

Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Timothy Spall, Sarita Choudhury, Pedro Casablanc

Tagline: Life is never short of surprises.
Overview: Peter has worked all his life at a Manchester bank. When he is awarded an early retirement, he decides to visit his brother in Benidorm, only to discover that he's disappeared.

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Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Timothy Spall, Sarita Choudhury, Pedro Casablanc

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: isolation
mystery
family
identity
aging
Places: big city
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Written by: Isabel Coixet
Starring: Timothy Spall, Sarita Choudhury, Pedro Casablanc, Carmen Machi, Ana Torrent, Édgar Vittorino, Leonardo Ortizgris, Ben Temple
Music: Alfonso Vilallonga
Cinematography: Jean-Claude Larrieu
Runtime: 117 min
Country: Spain, United Kingdom
Languages: Catalan, English, Spanish

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