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The Balconettes

2024 · 104 min

A sweltering, darkly funny fever dream that lurches from horny comedy to bloody revenge with wild, defiant energy.

Tagline
Marseille, 46 degrees, 3 flatmates, 1 mysterious neighbor.
Overview
As a heat wave brings a Marseille neighborhood to a boil, three roommates gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbors from their balcony. Until a late night drink turns into a bloody affair.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • revenge
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour6
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror, fantasy
Directed by
Noémie Merlant
Written by
Céline Sciamma, Elise Costa, Sandra Codreanu, Pauline Munier
Starring
Souheila Yacoub, Sanda Codreanu, Noémie Merlant, Lucas Bravo, Nadège Beausson-Diagne, François Cottrelle, Christophe Montenez, Augustin Palvanh
Music
Uèle Lamore
Cinematography
Evgenia Alexandrova
Runtime
104 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French

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