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Light of a Burning Moth

2020 · 120 min

A quiet, introspective plunge into silence and memory, where dance and art become fragile ways to face old wounds.

Directed by: Liao Jiekai
Starring: Megan Ha Young Mi, Han Arai, Akko Tadano

Overview: A dancer stops speaking to be a "voice" for silent people. Meeting an old artist, she faces her trauma of her mother's disappearance.

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Directed by: Liao Jiekai
Starring: Megan Ha Young Mi, Han Arai, Akko Tadano

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
grief
identity
art
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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