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Disgrace

2008 · 120 min

A slow, uncomfortable study of a man's unraveling, steeped in moral ambiguity and raw emotional fallout.

Directed by
Steve Jacobs
Genres
Crime, Drama
Overview
Disgrace is the story of a South African professor of English who loses everything: his reputation, his job, his peace of mind, his good looks, his dreams of artistic success, and finally even his ability to protect his cherished daughter. After having an affair with a student, he moves to the Eastern Cape, where he gets caught up in a mess of post-apartheid politics.

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Directed by
Steve Jacobs
Genres
Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • power
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Steve Jacobs
Written by
Anna Maria Monticelli, J.M. Coetzee
Starring
John Malkovich, Jessica Haines, Ériq Ebouaney, Fiona Press, Antoinette Engel, Natalie Becker, Antonio Fisher, Isabella De Villiers
Music
Antony Partos
Cinematography
Steve Arnold
Runtime
120 min
Country
Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, United States of America
Languages
Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu

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