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Behind Me

2008 · 87 min

A quiet, uneasy drama that slowly reveals its unsettling undertow, leaving you with a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by: Rafaël Ouellet
Genres: Drama
Starring: Carina Caputo, Charlotte Legault, Éliane Gagnon

Overview: The twenty-something Betty comes to a remote small town and strikes a friendship with the fourteen-year old local girl Lea, who is fascinated by her new friend's tales of partying and living in the fast lane in the big city. Betty has ulterior motives for befriending the young girl, however.

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Directed by: Rafaël Ouellet
Genres: Drama
Starring: Carina Caputo, Charlotte Legault, Éliane Gagnon

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
deception
identity
coming-of-age
loneliness
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Rafaël Ouellet
Written by: Rafaël Ouellet
Starring: Carina Caputo, Charlotte Legault, Éliane Gagnon, Patrice Dubois, Marie-Frédérique Ouellet, Thomas Michaud-Morin
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Canada
Languages: French

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