Drama
Drama is a Parent Genre (along with comedy) with all serious tone works falling within it. Drama has no boundaries regarding fusion with other genres.
Films in the Drama Genre encompass these elements:
More serious than humorous in tone
Narrative fiction (or semi-fiction)
In-depth development of Realistic characters
Realistic emotional struggles
Centred usually on a character or characters who are in conflict at a crucial moment in their lives.
Often revolve around families
Digging under the skin of everyday life to ask big questions and touch on the deepest emotions of people.
Often have tragic or at least painful resolutions
The survival of some tragic crisis, like the death of a family member or a divorce
Characters must be in conflict. Usually with themselves, others, society, or sometimes even natural phenomena.
Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, child abuse, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, sexuality, poverty, class divisions, violence against women and corruption
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