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1 a Minute

2010 · 90 min

A sincere, emotionally heavy documentary hybrid that interweaves personal survival stories with celebrity testimonies, offering an earnest and ultimately hopeful look at illness and resilience.

Directed by: Namrata Singh Gujral
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Kelly McGillis, Olivia Newton-John, Namrata Singh Gujral

Tagline: Every 69 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman dies of breast cancer... Let's stop the clock.
Overview: The film chronicles the diagnosis and treatment of a breast cancer survivor, interspersed with personal tales from famous international celebrities who are also survivors, or affected closely by cancer.

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Directed by: Namrata Singh Gujral
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Kelly McGillis, Olivia Newton-John, Namrata Singh Gujral

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
healing
trauma
family
faith
Places: hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	8

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