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Gold Plated

2019 · 25 min

A quiet, observant short that makes you feel the sting of social difference through a teenager's eyes.

Directed by: Chloé Léonil
Genres: Drama
Starring: Salomé Dewaels, Nade Dieu, Noé Englebert

Overview: Inès, 16 years old, is determined to find a job when she meets Martin, a boy from the nice neighborhoods of Brussels. Feeling something between shame and fascination, she becomes brutally aware of social injustice.

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Directed by: Chloé Léonil
Genres: Drama
Starring: Salomé Dewaels, Nade Dieu, Noé Englebert

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
coming-of-age
family
justice
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Chloé Léonil
Written by: Chloé Léonil
Starring: Salomé Dewaels, Nade Dieu, Noé Englebert, Anaé Romnys, Jack Vincent, Kynan Carmeci, Frank Onana, Melusine Loveniers
Cinematography: Mathilde Blanc
Runtime: 25 min
Country: Belgium
Languages: French

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