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NoNAMES

2010 · 108 min

A quiet, character-driven drama that lingers on small-town stagnation and the ache of wanting more.

Directed by: Kathy Lindboe
Genres: Drama
Starring: Joel Aggerholm, Joe Battaglia, Gillian Jacobs

Tagline: It's easy to be forgotten when you let your life fade away
Overview: About a tight group of friends living in a small, forgotten, Wisconsin town. The story revolves around Kevin and his fight to find a new life for himself after 30 years of going nowhere.

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Directed by: Kathy Lindboe
Genres: Drama
Starring: Joel Aggerholm, Joe Battaglia, Gillian Jacobs

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: identity
friendship
isolation
coming-of-age
family
Places: small town
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	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Kathy Lindboe
Written by: Kathy Lindboe
Starring: Joel Aggerholm, Joe Battaglia, Gillian Jacobs, James Badge Dale, Barry Corbin, Jennifer Ferrin, James McCaffrey, Darren E. Burrows
Music: Takeshi Furukawa
Cinematography: Kenneth Wilson II
Runtime: 108 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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