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Jonja

2023 · 86 min

A sunlit lakeside summer of first love and easy friendship, shadowed by a lie that slowly tightens the air until honest feelings surface.

Overview: 13-year-old Jonja goes on vacation with the wealthy family of her best friend Paul. None of this would be a problem if the girl had told her mother about it - but she hasn't. Meanwhile, the days at the lake turn out to be extremely idyllic: Jonja falls in love with a girl and her friendship with Paul is strengthened even further. When it becomes clear that Jonja has lied, emotions run high...

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
friendship
family
deception
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Anika Mätzke
Written by: Anika Mätzke
Starring: Eline Doenst, Ted Trube, Sira-Anna Faal, Paul Ahrens, Katharina Behrens, Sven Schelker, Oskar Reim, Katarina Schröter
Cinematography: Smina Bluth
Runtime: 86 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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