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The Will

2020 · 106 min

A gentle, heartfelt romance about letting your guard down, with a bittersweet edge and a comforting small-town warmth.

Overview: Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at bay. She led a globetrotting lifestyle on the fringes of the fashion and music elite, but she kept herself distant. While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love. But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it. Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
grief
healing
identity
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: romance, drama
Directed by: Louise Alston
Written by: Joany Kane
Starring: Megan Dodds, Chris L. McKenna, Caroline Mixon, Trey Murphy
Cinematography: Jason Hargreaves
Runtime: 106 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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