Short film

Sweet Delusion

14 min

A quiet, uneasy standoff in a lonely house, where grief and deception simmer under polite conversation.

Overview: A criminal on the run hides out in the rural farmhouse of an elderly woman, who believes her to be her missing daughter.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Deception, identity, isolation, grief
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: deception
identity
isolation
grief
survival
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none