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O Rapaz do Tambor

2020 · 44 min

A quiet, somber coming-of-age story about bullying and finding courage, with a slow-building emotional payoff.

Directed by
Filipe Henriques
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Miguel Damião, Duarte Grilo, Ana Saragoça
Overview
Jaime, an introverted young man, suffers from the humiliations his schoolmates inflict on him. The father, director of the school, distant and of absolute power, treats him with indifference. With the support of his mother, Jaime finds in a painting, a boy with a drum in front of the troops in battle, the inspiration and the example of courage that will transform him into an unlikely hero in the fight against oppression.

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Directed by
Filipe Henriques
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Miguel Damião, Duarte Grilo, Ana Saragoça
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Filipe Henriques
Written by
Pedro Marta Santos
Starring
Miguel Damião, Duarte Grilo, Ana Saragoça, Sandra Santos, Gonçalo Botelho
Cinematography
Manuel Pinto Barros
Runtime
44 min
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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