The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Of an Age
Romance · Drama · 2023
A Serbian ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend's older brother.
Movie details
Of an Age
“All we have is now.”
2023 Romance · Drama 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
A Serbian ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend's older brother.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Of an Age?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Goran Stolevski
Written by
Goran Stolevski
Elias Anton
Kol
Thom Green
Adam
Hattie Hook
Ebony
Toby Derrick
Jacob
G
Grace Graznak
Coral
Jessica Lu
Jenny
Verity Higgins
Fay
Court is in session
Put Of an Age on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.