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The Rapture

2023 · 97 min

A quiet, uneasy character study that tightens around a lie, leaving you anxious and moved.

Directed by: Iris Kaltenbäck
Genres: Drama
Starring: Hafsia Herzi, Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse

Overview: Lydia, a midwife very invested in her work, is in the middle of a breakup.

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Directed by: Iris Kaltenbäck
Genres: Drama
Starring: Hafsia Herzi, Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
deception
parenthood
obsession
loneliness
Places: big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Iris Kaltenbäck
Written by: Iris Kaltenbäck
Starring: Hafsia Herzi, Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse, Younès Boucif, Ana Blagojević, Ariane Pirié, Grégoire Didelot, Mathieu Perotto
Cinematography: Marine Atlan
Runtime: 97 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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