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Triple A

2015 · 108 min

A dry, playful mockumentary that gently probes art's worth, feeling like a wry, meandering village portrait with moments of quiet reflection.

Directed by: Jacinto Lucas Pires
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ivo Alexandre, João Reis, Tónan Quito

Overview: A mockumentary with an actual documentary inside, tells the unusual story of Artist António André's (Triple A). With Arcos de Valdevez, a portuguese northern village, as background, it questions the relevance of art in our time.

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Directed by: Jacinto Lucas Pires
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ivo Alexandre, João Reis, Tónan Quito

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: art
identity
media
isolation
work
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
documentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jacinto Lucas Pires
Written by: Jacinto Lucas Pires
Starring: Ivo Alexandre, João Reis, Tónan Quito, Anabela Faustino, Anabela Almeida, Marcos Barbosa, José Pedro Ferraz, Emília Silvestre
Cinematography: João Lança Morais
Runtime: 108 min
Country: Portugal
Languages: Portuguese

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