# Bad Tales (2020)

> On Rome’s suburban fringe, children’s simmering resentment turns exhausted family life into an ominous modern fairy tale.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/431589

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Fabio D'Innocenzo, Damiano D'Innocenzo
- Cast: Elio Germano, Tommaso Di Cola, Giulietta Rebeggiani, Gabriel Montesi, Justin Alexander Korovkin, Barbara Chichiarelli, Lino Musella, Ileana D'Ambra
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8526370/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, satirical, oppressive, arthouse film night, suburban drama double feature

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