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Nemesis

A restrained, somber slide into fear and loss as a community's ordinary summer curdles into dread.

Directed by
Abner Benaim
Genres
Drama
Overview
Set in the summer of 1944, examining the impact of a polio epidemic on a Newark, NJ community and its children.

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Directed by
Abner Benaim
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • family
    • parenthood
    • fate
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Abner Benaim
    Written by
    Peter Glanz
    Country
    Chile

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