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A Room for Romeo Brass

2000 · 90 min

A raw, bittersweet coming-of-age tale that shifts from gentle humour to unsettling menace, anchored by naturalistic performances and a palpable sense of place.

Directed by: Shane Meadows
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Paddy Considine, Andrew Shim, Frank Harper

Overview: Two twelve-year-old boys, Romeo and Gavin, undergo an extraordinary test of character and friendship when Morell, a naive but eccentric and dangerous stranger, comes between them. Morell befriends with the two boys and later asks them to help him pursue Romeo's beautiful elder sister. He gradually becomes more violent after she rejects him.

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Directed by: Shane Meadows
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Paddy Considine, Andrew Shim, Frank Harper

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
isolation
family
obsession
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Shane Meadows
Written by: Shane Meadows, Paul Fraser
Starring: Paddy Considine, Andrew Shim, Frank Harper, Vicky McClure, Johann Myers, Shane Meadows, Bob Hoskins, Ben Marshall
Music: Nick Hemming
Cinematography: Ashley Rowe
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United Kingdom, Canada
Languages: English

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