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A House Made of Splinters

2023 · 87 min

A quiet, observational documentary that immerses you in the daily lives of children and caretakers, blending sadness with moments of tenderness.

Directed by: Simon Lereng Wilmont
Genres: Documentary

Overview: A temporary house for abandoned children near the front line in eastern Ukraine is run by a small group of social workers determined to provide comfort and safety. It may be humble and somewhat run-down, but this house is filled with love and offers up to nine months of refuge to kids whose fate will be determined by the system. During this short time, the caretakers try to nurture within them a sense of stability and normalcy.

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Directed by: Simon Lereng Wilmont
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
trauma
healing
isolation
survival
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	10
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Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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