# Palindromes (2005)

> A provocative, darkly comic road fable follows a determined thirteen-year-old whose yearning for motherhood collides with fractured identity and contradictory adult worlds.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7491

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Todd Solondz
- Cast: Matthew Faber, Angela Pietropinto, Bill Buell, Emani Sledge, Ellen Barkin, Valerie Shusterov, Richard Masur, Hillary B. Smith
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362004/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sardonic, provocative, disturbing, arthouse movie night, provocative discussion night

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