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3rd Place

A scrappy, good-natured caper that mixes low-stakes laughs with a sincere ache for a better life.

Overview: A comic book, 2 scrappy community college students, and an intimidating gang of 10-year-old kids on bicycles... This is a heist for the ages! Set in a small Texas town, 3RD PLACE tells the tale of growing up lower class and aspiring for something greater and doing everything you can to achieve it.

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
class
ambition
friendship
crime
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Edwin Oliva
Written by: Edwin Oliva
Starring: Ciro Saravia, Brayden Manners
Cinematography: Adam Kaplan
Country: United States of America

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