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Keane

2004 · 95 min

A raw, immersive plunge into a grieving mind, tense and heartbreaking, with moments of tenderness that cut through the despair.

Overview: William Keane is barely able to cope. It has been six months since his six-year-old daughter was abducted from New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal while traveling with him. Repeatedly drawn to the site of the abduction, Keane wanders the bus station, compulsively replaying the events of that fateful day, as if hoping to change the outcome.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
obsession
isolation
madness
parenthood
Places: big city
home
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, mystery
Directed by: Lodge Kerrigan
Written by: Lodge Kerrigan
Starring: Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan, Tina Holmes, Liza Colón-Zayas, John Tormey, Chris Bauer, Christopher Evan Welch
Cinematography: John Foster
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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