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Stay

2020 ยท 23 min

A quiet, intimate chamber piece where small domestic secrets carry the weight of an approaching, unspoken dread.

Directed by
Yushan Zhang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Debby Gerber, Vinicius Zinn, Jamie Bones
Overview
In the late 1960s, during the Vietnam War, the US government is working on a draft lottery to send soldiers to the front line. Fiona holds back news of her pregnancy as a surprise from her husband Jay. Meanwhile, Jay has received a draft notice.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Yushan Zhang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Debby Gerber, Vinicius Zinn, Jamie Bones
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • family
    • love
    • fate
    Places
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Yushan Zhang
    Starring
    Debby Gerber, Vinicius Zinn, Jamie Bones, Alicia Blasingame, Andy Evans, Ronald Kolodziej, Hunter Lowdon, Jace Phillips
    Runtime
    23 min

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