Film202491 min

The Contestant

Name: The Contestant
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Nasubi, Toshio Tsuchiya, Fred Armisen, Takehiro Hira

Taste attributes: documentarybiographyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentary

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"The naked truth about the world's first reality star."

Boxlist takeRealistic and slow-burning: a weighty documentary, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to over 15 million viewers a week.

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