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Butterscotch Chocolate

2022 · 129 min

A raw, emotionally heavy character study that asks you to sit with discomfort as a polished life quietly unravels.

Directed by
DuJuan Paxton
Starring
Brittany Passion, Shon Berry, Kizra Deon
Overview
Roni is a beautiful and classy hot shot lawyer who seems to have it all together. However, her constant battle with a mental illness and sexual addiction causes her career and life to be altered in a way that she never imagined.

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  • Tubi TV
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Directed by
DuJuan Paxton
Starring
Brittany Passion, Shon Berry, Kizra Deon
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • identity
  • isolation
  • ambition
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
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Written by
Jade Angela Moore
Starring
Brittany Passion, Shon Berry, Kizra Deon, Michelle I. Lamb, Jerrold Edwards, Keira Pimentel, Otis Lee, Chavar Smalls
Runtime
129 min

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