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Parallels

2022

A quiet, heartfelt character study that immerses you in a teenager's earnest struggle for her parents' approval.

Directed by: Kate Surinskaya
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kristina Korbut, Lilian Navrozashvili, Artyom Kretov

Overview: Lena Samoilova, a headstrong and creative teenager in suburban Russia, yearns for the support and approval of her working-class parents in pursuit of her dream to become an actress.

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Directed by: Kate Surinskaya
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kristina Korbut, Lilian Navrozashvili, Artyom Kretov

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
ambition
identity
class
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Kate Surinskaya
Written by: Kate Surinskaya
Starring: Kristina Korbut, Lilian Navrozashvili, Artyom Kretov, Elizaveta Shchekina, Kate Surinskaya, Oxana Kharlamova, Kristina Popova, Tatiana Lugacheva
Cinematography: Mikhail Zemlyakov
Country: Russia, United States of America
Languages: Russian

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