# Inadequate People (2010)

> A lonely office worker’s carefully respectable life unravels when depression, drinking, and an unsettling attraction to his teenage neighbor expose how unstable “normal” really is.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/39265

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
- Director: Roman Karimov
- Cast: Ilya Lyubimov, Ingrid Olerinskaya, Evgeny Tsyganov, Yuliya Takshina, Artem Dushkin, Polina Iosilevitch, Marina Zaytseva, Anastasiya Fedorkova
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1722450/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, awkward, melancholic, thoughtful date night, indie film night

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