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Paula

2023 · 98 min

A quiet, watchful coming-of-age story that lingers on a child's waiting and the slow ache of absence.

Overview
Paula is 11. She is bored at school and has only one friend : Achille. Her father gives her a surprise : they will spend next summer in the house of her dreams by a lake. But time flies, autumn is coming, and they still don't come back.
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • isolation
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Angela Ottobah
    Written by
    Angela Ottobah
    Starring
    Aline Helan-Boudon, Finnegan Oldfield, Océan, Salomon Diallo, Sophie-Marie Larrouy, Annabelle Lengronne
    Cinematography
    Lucie Baudinaud
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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