Movie

Jolly Life

2009 · 107 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy that drifts between warmth and quiet sadness, watching a struggling man find dignity in a silly costume.

Overview: Burdened by troubles and caught between cultures, Riza takes a job as a mall Santa and finds that real life may not be so different from make believe.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, identity, family, work
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
family
work
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild