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Inside I'm Dancing

2004 · 104 min

A warm, funny, and ultimately heartbreaking story of friendship and independence that balances irreverent humor with profound emotional depth.

Directed by: Damien O'Donnell
Genres: Drama
Starring: James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Steven Robertson

Overview: Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.

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Directed by: Damien O'Donnell
Genres: Drama
Starring: James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Steven Robertson

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
freedom
identity
isolation
death
Places: hospital
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
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Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Damien O'Donnell
Written by: Jeffrey Caine
Starring: James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Steven Robertson, Alan King, Brenda Fricker, Ruth McCabe, Anna Healy, Tom Hickey
Music: David Julyan
Cinematography: Peter Robertson
Runtime: 104 min
Country: France, Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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