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Balance, Not Symmetry (2019)

Balance, Not Symmetry poster
Directed by
Jamie Adams
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
15
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An art student in Glasgow deals with grief after her father dies. The story follows her struggle to process the loss while navigating art school and personal relationships.

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What happens

Balance, Not Symmetry is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Jamie Adams. The film stars Laura Harrier with Bria Vinaite, Kate Dickie, Tamsin Egerton, Freya Mavor, and Shauna Macdonald in major supporting roles. The film is about Caitlin (Harrier), an art student at the Glasgow School of Art who is struggling with the recent death of her father. It had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 23, 2019. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2019, by Pinpoint (Film Distribution UK). The film was a critical failure with an almost universal negative reception. The film had a limited release in the United Kingdom only and made $17,136 at the box office. The film's soundtrack album of the same name was released on May 17, 2019 to largely positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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