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The Diary of Anne Frank

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Directed by: Jon Jones
Genres: Drama, History, War
Starring: Ellie Kendrick, Iain Glen, Tamsin Greig

Overview: During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

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Directed by: Jon Jones
Genres: Drama, History, War
Starring: Ellie Kendrick, Iain Glen, Tamsin Greig

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
family
fate
coming-of-age
Places: single country house
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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