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The Ex-Wife

2017·Movie
1h 30min

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Low-key.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension5
  • Fast Pace4
  • Adrenaline2

Heart

Emotionally reserved

Much of it is about family.

  • Family Dynamics7
  • Romance6
  • Melancholy6

Humor

Some satire and cringe comedy

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody6
  • Cringe Humor5
  • Wit & Wordplay4

World

Everyday modern life, society, and family

  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • World Immersion7
  • Novelty6

Craft

Standout characters

  • Character Depth8
  • Direction7
  • Acting7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition5

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About

The girlfriend Klara has recently fallen in love and wants nothing more than to hang out with her boyfriend. The mother-of-two Anna clocks how long it takes for her husband to cook baby formula. The ex-wife Vera can't let go of her ex-husband. The feature-film debuting Katja Wik presents a squib right on the money about women's tendency to, both consciously and unconsciously, limit themselves in their close relationships of two. Each frame conveys the film's theme of power manipulation and Katja Wik's neologism "victim-mentality rhetoric" (offerrollsretorik) is used by all parties as an effective weapon. Without stagnating in bitterness, The Ex-wife serves as a funhouse mirror reflecting this disturbing trait, which most of us can recognize, but which few dare to acknowledge
Relationship DynamicsFemale RelationshipsPower ManipulationVictim MentalityContemporary Swedish FilmSocial CommentaryPsychologicalCharacter-DrivenDialogue-Heavy

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Is The Ex-Wife worth watching?

48
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Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 49/100 (IMDb 5.3). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is The Ex-Wife?

1 h 30 min

The Ex-Wife runs 1 h 30 min.

What language is The Ex-Wife in?

Swedish

It was made in Swedish.