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Trust
Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy dryly stylized dialogue, prickly outsiders, and unconventional romances that balance emotional sincerity with abrasive comedy.
- Tone
- darkly comic, romantic, bittersweet
- Payoff
- swoon, catharsis
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- outsider romance, unwanted pregnancy, family conflict, trust, intellectual connection
- Setting
- contemporary, suburban Long Island homes and repair shops