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Adom ou Le sang d'Abel

1977 · 92 min

A stark, elemental parable that unfolds slowly, asking patience as it weighs ancient conflicts between ways of life.

Directed by
Gérard Myriam Benhamou
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Claude Drouot, Christine Boisson, Gérard Myriam Benhamou
Overview
Adom is red in Hebrew, and the first times of the first men could only be a confrontation with the elements, nature, characters and differences. Caien lives as a farmer while Abel is from the pastoral people.

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Directed by
Gérard Myriam Benhamou
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Claude Drouot, Christine Boisson, Gérard Myriam Benhamou
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • family
    • violence
    • nature
    • fate
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Gérard Myriam Benhamou
    Starring
    Jean-Claude Drouot, Christine Boisson, Gérard Myriam Benhamou, Odette Laurent
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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