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Cheila

2010 · 90 min

A bittersweet, intimate tragicomedy that balances warmth and dysfunction as a family reunion forces painful self-reckoning.

Overview: Cheila comes back from Canada to spend vacations at the house she bought to her mother "Maita". She also brings a big news: she will finally change her sex to become woman. Cheila will have surgery soon but she needs her family support.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, satirical and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, class, gender
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
class
gender
betrayal
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild