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Another Country

1984 · 87 min

A restrained, quietly bitter look at privilege and hypocrisy, watching a charming outsider slowly learn the rules are rigged against him.

Directed by
Marek Kanievska
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
Convention outraged. A class abandoned. A country betrayed.
Overview
In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to his becoming a spy.

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Directed by
Marek Kanievska
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • class
  • betrayal
  • sexuality
  • power
Places
  • school
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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