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Distortion

2009 · 86 min

A gentle, music-filled Slovenian coming-of-age story that feels like a lazy summer of self-discovery and small rebellions.

Directed by
Miha Hočevar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lan Artis, Toni Cahunek, Jure Dolamič
Overview
During his vacation, Piksi finds his brother's cassettes in the basement and spends three days listening to rock music, which changes his life. He decides to start his own punk rock band. The band consists of Piksi (electric guitar), Pejo (bass guitar), Sani (drums), and Edi (vocals). At first, they called themselves Avtsajders, then Ilegalci. Their idol is Johny Thunders. Piksi's father spends all his time lying in front of the television.

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Directed by
Miha Hočevar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lan Artis, Toni Cahunek, Jure Dolamič
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • music
  • family
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Miha Hočevar
Written by
Miha Hočevar, Matevž Luzar
Starring
Lan Artis, Toni Cahunek, Jure Dolamič, Matic Horvat, Žan Perko, Robert Prebil, Nataša Tič Ralijan
Runtime
86 min
Country
Slovenia
Languages
Slovenian

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