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Tina and Lori

2021 · 115 min

A tense, earnest drama about two girls pushed to desperate choices, with a heavy emotional weight and a grounded, small-scale feel.

Directed by
Alexis Louise
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michael Davis Arnold, Aqeel Ash-Shakoor, Devin Banks
Overview
Two young girls ready for college find themselves and unpredictable situation when they have to do the unthinkable to survive going to the lives of two young girls who want college and everything and one small situation makes it crazy

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Directed by
Alexis Louise
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michael Davis Arnold, Aqeel Ash-Shakoor, Devin Banks
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • survival
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • class
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Michael Davis Arnold, Aqeel Ash-Shakoor, Devin Banks, Elizabeth Foxx, DaCarla Strong, James Perkins, Christopher Collins
Runtime
115 min
Languages
English

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