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Who Loves the Sun

2006 · 94 min

A quiet, talky indie that simmers with old wounds and awkward silences, offering a gentle, bittersweet look at forgiveness.

Directed by
Matt Bissonnette
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Overview
A man encounters a childhood friend who had an affair with his wife five years earlier.

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Directed by
Matt Bissonnette
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • love
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Matt Bissonnette
Written by
Matt Bissonnette
Starring
Lukas Haas, Molly Parker, Adam Scott, R.H. Thomson, Wendy Crewson
Music
Mac McCaughan
Cinematography
Arthur E. Cooper
Runtime
94 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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