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Swan Song

2021 · 105 min

A gentle, bittersweet stroll through a small town that leaves you smiling and a little teary.

Overview
An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.
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  • Channel 4 Plus
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • identity
  • aging
  • grief
  • freedom
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Todd Stephens
Written by
Todd Stephens
Starring
Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans, Michael Urie, Roshon Thomas, Ira Hawkins, Annie Kitral, Tom Bloom
Music
Chris Stephens
Cinematography
Jackson Warner Lewis
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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