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KAREN

2022 · 97 min

A patient, quietly heartbreaking observational portrait that lets you sit with a boy's struggle and the slow unraveling of his family.

Directed by: Lau Kek-huat
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Following Karen, a Malaysian teenage boy of Indian origin, this film documents his youth in a period of six years. Through Karen, we explore the hardship his people have endured and the eventual breakdown of his family both caused by the racial discrimination and education inequality in Malaysia.

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Directed by: Lau Kek-huat
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: race
education
family
class
coming-of-age
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	10
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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