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Girl You Know It's True

2023 · 124 min

A glossy, bittersweet rise-and-fall story that mixes infectious pop highs with a sobering, tragic downward spiral.

Tagline: The biggest scandal in music history.
Overview: The rise and fall of Milli Vanilli, a studio group assembled by German producer Frank Farian and fronted by nightclub dancers Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan. After a string of worldwide hit singles, awards and performances, it was revealed that the duo never sang a note of their songs, leading to one of the biggest scandals in music history.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
betrayal
addiction
fate
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, history, music
Directed by: Simon Verhoeven
Written by: Simon Verhoeven
Starring: Elan Ben Ali, Tijan Njie, Matthias Schweighöfer, Graham Rogers, Bella Dayne, Nico Ehrenteit, Sebastian Kempf, David Baalcke
Music: Segun Akinola
Cinematography: Jo Heim
Runtime: 124 min
Country: France, Germany, United States of America
Languages: English, German, French

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