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Becoming

2020 · 90 min

A warm, intimate portrait that feels like a long conversation with someone candid and generous, moving and quietly inspiring.

Directed by: Nadia Hallgren
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Phoebe Robinson

Tagline: Your story is your power.
Overview: Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others as she tours with "Becoming."

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Directed by: Nadia Hallgren
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Phoebe Robinson

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
family
race
gender
healing
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	10
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Nadia Hallgren
Starring: Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Phoebe Robinson, Sasha Obama, Malia Ann, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Stephen Colbert
Music: Kamasi Washington
Cinematography: Nadia Hallgren
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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