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The Base

2024 · 72 min

A quiet, observant documentary that immerses you in a makeshift community, finding warmth and resilience in an overlooked corner of the city.

Directed by: Vadim Dumesh
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Parisian taxi drivers Ahmed, Jean Jacques, and Madame Tang document La Base - a gigantic transit hub isolated on the outskirts of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport - reappropriated by the drivers to become a rich microcosm of community life, a refuge facing the decline of their trade and the fast-changing world.

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Directed by: Vadim Dumesh
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: work
isolation
immigration
class
found family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Vadim Dumesh
Runtime: 72 min
Country: France
Languages: Arabic, French, Lao

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