Movie

12th Fail

2023 · 146 min

A stirring, grounded underdog story that earns its uplift through grit, honesty, and small hard-won victories.

Tagline: #RESTART
Overview: Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
class
education
redemption
family
Places: big city
small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Written by: Jaskunwar Kohli, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Starring: Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankr, Anant Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Geeta Agrawal Sharma, Harish Khanna, Vikas Divyakirti
Cinematography: Rangarajan Rambadran
Runtime: 146 min
Country: India
Languages: English, Hindi

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