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Aya

2021 · 69 min

A quiet, human documentary that sits with two outsiders and asks you to pay close attention.

Overview
In a town near Calais that looks like the Wild West, big-hearted 50-year-old Lydie shelters Zimako, an unruly, paperless migrant from Togo.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • immigration
    • isolation
    • friendship
    • class
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Thomas Szczepanski, Lorenzo Valmontone
    Written by
    Thomas Szczepanski, Lorenzo Valmontone
    Cinematography
    Thomas Szczepanski
    Runtime
    69 min
    Country
    Switzerland
    Languages
    English, French

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