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Anna

2016

A tender, heartbreaking true story that contrasts a child's illness with a soldier's inner war, leaving a lasting emotional impact.

Directed by
Shelby Turner
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Eden Campbell, Gabriel Sousa, Alex Donnolo
Overview
This story is based on a true story about a little girl named Anna Schindler, who is battling a rare type of liver cancer and reaches past herself and her pain to touch the heart of her cousin, Gabe Teich, an Army sniper fighting his own battles in Afghanistan.

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Directed by
Shelby Turner
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Eden Campbell, Gabriel Sousa, Alex Donnolo
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 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
  • family
  • war
  • healing
  • trauma
  • death
Places
  • hospital
  • military
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
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Shelby Turner
Written by
KristenMary Nelson
Starring
Eden Campbell, Gabriel Sousa, Alex Donnolo, Patrick Mercaldo, William Hallahan, Joseph Reichelt, Nicolas Alayo

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