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Friendship!

2010 · 110 min

A warm, funny road-trip comedy that sneaks up on you with genuine emotional weight and a bittersweet ending.

Overview: A young man from East Germany travels to San Francisco to search for his father, who fled 12 years ago. Together with his best friend, he starts the journey from New York with no money and the only word they ever learned in english-lessons: "friendship".
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, family, grief, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
family
grief
identity
betrayal
Places: road trip
big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild