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Rough Edges

2022 · 128 min

An intimate, slow-burn character study of two guarded people navigating physical closeness and emotional distance, with raw performances and a quiet, observational tone.

Directed by: Charles Lyons
Starring: Timothy Huls, Phoebe Jonze, Joseph Patrick O'Malley

Overview: A San Francisco technical writer and a San Jose artist hook up at a BDSM club, their one-night stand evolving into a tentative relationship in which they explore each other’s kinks and try to keep things casual. Writer/director Charles Lyons elicits strong performances from actors Tim Huls and Phoebe Jones as a pair comfortable with physical intimacy but hesitant to reveal emotional vulnerability.

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Directed by: Charles Lyons
Starring: Timothy Huls, Phoebe Jonze, Joseph Patrick O'Malley

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: love
identity
sexuality
isolation
healing
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Charles Lyons
Starring: Timothy Huls, Phoebe Jonze, Joseph Patrick O'Malley, Jazmin Monee' Brehaut, Sergio Alejandro, Maya Butler
Runtime: 128 min

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