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Detention Day

2017 · 90 min

A familiar weekend-detention setup plays out with earnest teen drama and mild conflict; easy to watch but rarely surprising.

Directed by: Marc Cayce
Starring: Craig Strong, Marc Cayce, Shacola Thompson

Overview: Twelve high school students with nothing in common face spending a Saturday detention together in their high school.

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Directed by: Marc Cayce
Starring: Craig Strong, Marc Cayce, Shacola Thompson

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
friendship
class
family
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Directed by: Marc Cayce
Written by: Marc Cayce
Starring: Craig Strong, Marc Cayce, Shacola Thompson, Bre'Ana Taylor, Tiffanie Damier, Kajuan Clark, Hawa Idriss, Roma Alexander
Cinematography: Brandon Cornett
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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