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Brillantes

2023 · 103 min

A grounded, quietly warm character study that balances everyday humour with the quiet strain of doing right by your family.

Directed by: Sylvie Gautier
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Céline Sallette, Eye Haïdara, Thomas Gioria

Overview: Karine, a housekeeper of 34, is the full-time mother of 17 year-old Ziggy. When the company that employed her is taken over, subject to the laws of capitalism, Karine will have to choose between being true to herself, or lie to protect herself and her family.

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Directed by: Sylvie Gautier
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Céline Sallette, Eye Haïdara, Thomas Gioria

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
identity
work
morality
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Sylvie Gautier
Written by: Sylvie Gautier
Starring: Céline Sallette, Eye Haïdara, Thomas Gioria, Camille Lellouche, Souad Amidou, Julie Ferrier, Bruno Salomone, Mathias Minne
Cinematography: Yoan Cart
Runtime: 103 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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