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The Rest of Us

2019 · 91 min

A earnest, talky campus drama that follows a group of students grappling with heavy emotional strain, moving at a steady, thoughtful pace.

Directed by
Linda G. Mills
Genres
Drama
Starring
Amanda Debraux, Laila Robins, Preston Martin
Overview
Set in Fall 2001 at Blair University, a motley crew of college students spring into action when forced to face a campus-wide mental health crisis.

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Directed by
Linda G. Mills
Genres
Drama
Starring
Amanda Debraux, Laila Robins, Preston Martin
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • trauma
    • friendship
    • identity
    • healing
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Linda G. Mills
    Written by
    Ricardo Pérez González, Lee Moss
    Starring
    Amanda Debraux, Laila Robins, Preston Martin, Peter Mark Kendall, Raffi Barsoumian, Devika Bhise
    Runtime
    91 min
    Languages
    English

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