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Fancy Dance

2024 · 91 min

A quiet, aching road journey that carries grief and fierce family love through tension and small moments of tenderness.

Directed by
Erica Tremblay
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lily Gladstone, Isabel DeRoy-Olson, Ryan Begay
Overview
Following her sister's disappearance, Jax and her niece Roki must stick together. Desperate to keep what's left of their family intact, Jax and Roki defy the law and hit the road on a journey to the Grand Nation Powwow in Oklahoma City.

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Directed by
Erica Tremblay
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lily Gladstone, Isabel DeRoy-Olson, Ryan Begay
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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