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The Pawnshop

2022 · 78 min

A scrappy, funny, oddly touching look at two bickering shopkeepers scrambling to stay afloat, equal parts chaos and heart.

Directed by
Łukasz Kowalski
Genres
Documentary, Comedy
Overview
Black docu-comedy from the largest pawn shop in Poland. Times are tough, bankruptcy looms, but then the two choleric proprietors get a bright idea. A hilarious, heartwarming film.
How it feels
Light, warm, absurd and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Work, class, greed, friendship
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Łukasz Kowalski
Genres
Documentary, Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, comedy
Directed by
Łukasz Kowalski
Written by
Łukasz Kowalski
Music
Krzysztof Aleksander Janczak
Cinematography
Stanisław Cuske
Runtime
78 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish, English

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