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The Big Hit

2020 · 105 min

A gentle, humanistic comedy-drama that finds warmth and quiet hope in unlikely friendships and the transformative power of theatre.

Overview: Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colorful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Redemption, found family, art, freedom
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 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: redemption
found family
art
freedom
identity
Places: prison
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild