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Mary and Max (2009)

92 min · Komödie, Social Drama, Stop Motion, Tragic Comedy Film, adult animated film, comedy drama

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Directors

Adam Elliot

Cast

Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana, Bethany Whitmore, Renée Geyer, Julie Forsyth, John Flaus, Christopher Massey

The story

In 1976, eight-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle lives a lonely life in Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia. Her classmates tease her because of a birthmark on her forehead. Her distant father, Noel, and alcoholic, kleptomaniac mother, Vera, provide little support.

Catalogue themes and tags

1970s, 1976, 1980s, Agoraphobie, Alkoholiker, Asperger's Syndrome, Down Under, Earl Grey Tea, Imaginary Friend, Lifelong Friendship, Mismatched Friends, Muttermal, New York, Obesity, Overweight, Pen Pals, Suicide Attempt, Underdog, bester Freund, einsam, Indie, World cinema, Stop motion, Tragicomedy, Comedy-drama, Animation, Period piece, Drama, Comedy, Black comedy, Clay animation

Genres

Komödie, Social Drama, Stop Motion, Tragic Comedy Film, adult animated film, comedy drama
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