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On the Other Side

2022 · 84 min

A quiet, unhurried look inside a cloistered community, finding warmth and gentle humour in routine, ritual and shared old age.

Directed by: Lessandro Sócrates
Genres: Documentary

Tagline: A contemplative portrait of the oldest Quebecois Benedictine convent, punctuated by prayer, work and games evenings.
Overview: The oldest Quebecois Benedictine convent open its gates to a documentary filmmaker for the first time. Observed up close, life behind its walls is busier than one would expect. About twenty cloistered nuns, most of them over 70, share their daily life with diligence and humor. A contemplative portrait of a community of sisterhood and solidarity emerges, punctuated by prayer, work and games evenings.

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Directed by: Lessandro Sócrates
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 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: faith
aging
isolation
found family
work
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	3
Realism	9
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Tension	1
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Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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