Movie

Play a Song for Me

2009 · 102 min

A drifting, hazy plunge into teenage restlessness, all mood and longing, that rewards patience with a quiet ache.

Overview: In a small town in the countryside in the south of Brazil, a teenager that uses the codename Mr. Tambourine Man spends his time in Internet, at school, smoking pot with his best friend Diego and with his dysfunctional mother. He dreams on leaving his hometown to watch a Bob Dylan's show but seems to be hopeless stranded in the spot.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, coming-of-age, identity, family
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
coming-of-age
identity
family
loneliness
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild