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Pretty Boy

2020 · 10 min

A tender, bittersweet slice of a young life finding acceptance, carried by quiet sincerity and a sting of rejection.

Directed by: Sinclair Suhood, Pierce Hadjinicola
Genres: Drama
Starring: Orlando Norman, Mert Altunsoy, Nicole Yardley

Overview: Kevin is a teenager growing up in a rural neighborhood. With the support of his partner and his sister, he becomes himself and learns that not everyone in his life will accept him for who he is, most prominently his mother.

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Directed by: Sinclair Suhood, Pierce Hadjinicola
Genres: Drama
Starring: Orlando Norman, Mert Altunsoy, Nicole Yardley

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
family
love
isolation
Places: countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Sinclair Suhood, Pierce Hadjinicola
Written by: Pierce Hadjinicola
Starring: Orlando Norman, Mert Altunsoy, Nicole Yardley, Mel Jarnson, Rob Holland, Nick Cimino
Music: Sam John
Cinematography: Sinclair Suhood
Runtime: 10 min
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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