Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Arbor end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Arbor violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Arbor easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Arbor

Name: The Arbor
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 2010
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Christine Bottomley, Manjinder Virk, Natalie Gavin, George Costigan, Monica Dolan

A Documentary Re-Invented

Directed by Clio Barnard

Produced by Artangel Media, UK Film Council

201091 min7.3 / 10

A formally inventive documentary-drama hybrid that weaves autobiography, performance, and archival material to excavate the painful legacies of poverty, addiction, and family fracture across generations in Bradford.

The lives of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and Lorraine, one of her daughters, and the community of Bradford, in the 30 years since the 18-year-old Andrea penned a play about growing up in the community titled "The Arbor".

Clusters

Unresolved Grief Stories Mental Illness Caregiving Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Corrupted by Ambition Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Drama Documentary

Keywords

Prison Autobiography Interracial Relationship Domestic Abuse Playwright Drugs Woman Director Mixed Race Child Bradford

Questions people ask

Is The Arbor sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does The Arbor end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Arbor scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Arbor violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Arbor easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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