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Norheimsund

2025 · 12 min

A quiet, uneasy short that lingers on hope curdling into doubt, watching a young woman's dream of escape slowly lose its shine.

Directed by
Ana Alejandra Alpizar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paula Massó Varela, Yaité Ruiz, Darianis Palenzuela
Overview
A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother from their austere life in Cuba, but her dreams are shaken when she realizes he is not as idyllic as he seems.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Ana Alejandra Alpizar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paula Massó Varela, Yaité Ruiz, Darianis Palenzuela
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • isolation
  • love
  • deception
  • coming-of-age
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Ana Alejandra Alpizar
Starring
Paula Massó Varela, Yaité Ruiz, Darianis Palenzuela, Kiriam Gutiérrez
Cinematography
Zhang Yuqiang
Runtime
12 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish

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