Detachment

2011 | 1h 38min | 7.6
Detachment
7.6

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A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.

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Detachment

2011 | 1h 38min
Drama
★ 7.6
MOVIEVIA.COM
PACING
1.5
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
5.0
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
8.8
Light Dark
VISUALS
5.1
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
ANIMAL ABUSE • CLASSROOM • DEPRESSION

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