Short film

Golden Boy

2024 · 13 min

A short, tightly wound slice of disappointment that presses down on you as a young man's hope curdles into desperation.

Overview: Karim dreams of becoming a professional soccer player and thereby solving his mother's financial worries. But when he is denied the chance to enter the professional team and his dream is crushed, he is driven to a desperate act.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, class, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
class
grief
survival
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none