
Con Mum
Taste attributes: documentarycrimeslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedfighting evilsocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a slow-paced documentary, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
A chef's life is upended when a jet-setting, champagne-sipping, hotel-hopping woman claims to be his long-lost mother. This documentary reveals the untold story.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Forest Production
- Taste scores
- How we score
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