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Dela

2018 · 8 min

A gentle, brief story about a child learning to take pride in who she is.

Overview
Dela lives on the island of Itaparica with her father, Agenor. At the new school, classmates find his name strange and his hair weird. The girl questions her father, and the story he tells changes the way she sees herself!

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • family
    • race
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • small town
    • school
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Directed by
    Bernard Attal
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    Brazil

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