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Obsession

14 min

A slow, suffocating study of curiosity turning into fixation, watching a man quietly come apart in a cramped room.

Genres
Thriller
Starring
Mohamed Ali Nahdi
Overview
Hédi, a 35-year-old telemarketer, moves into a dilapidated apartment in the city. Behind the peeling wallpaper, he discovers four wooden planks nailed to the wall. Behind them lies a large red button. Consumed by curiosity, Hédi becomes increasingly obsessed with the button, wondering what might happen if he presses it. As his fixation deepens, he isolates himself from the world, his life unraveling under the weight of his obsession.

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Genres
Thriller
Starring
Mohamed Ali Nahdi
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • madness
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller
Starring
Mohamed Ali Nahdi
Runtime
14 min
Country
Tunisia
Languages
Arabic

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