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lll

2025

A quiet, intimate portrait that finds wry humor and stubborn dignity in the face of a frightening diagnosis.

Directed by: Josephine Ahnelt
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Albert Farkas

Overview: The diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma not only ruined Albert Farkas' summer day when he received it. He narrates scenes from everyday life with the diagnosis. Josephine Ahnelt's short documentary shows Farkas' self-assertion through his humor, with which he defies the initial low point.

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Directed by: Josephine Ahnelt
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Albert Farkas

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
healing
identity
isolation
faith
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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