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Lucia

2021 · 12 min

A quiet, tender slice of childhood neglect that lingers with melancholy and a fragile sense of belonging.

Overview
In a foster home run by kids with no adult supervision, Lucia, a seven-year-old misfit, awaits a pick-up that never comes, discovering the true meaning of home.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • isolation
  • loneliness
  • coming-of-age
  • healing
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Victoria Rivera
Written by
Victoria Rivera
Starring
Lena Josephine Marano, Destin Khari, Gavin Kline, Hunter Kline, Jesse Schratz
Cinematography
Søren Nielsen
Runtime
12 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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