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Broken Toys

2020 · 9 min

A quiet, heavy late-night ride that sits with two wounded strangers and the fragile hope of breaking free.

Directed by
Dylan Gary
Starring
Olivia Hardin, Alexander Bilu, Dylan Gary
Overview
A random encounter between two people on the edge leads to a late-night car ride, and a chance to escape long-entrenched patterns of abuse.

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Directed by
Dylan Gary
Starring
Olivia Hardin, Alexander Bilu, Dylan Gary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • healing
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
Dylan Gary
Written by
Dylan Gary
Starring
Olivia Hardin, Alexander Bilu, Dylan Gary
Runtime
9 min
Country
United States of America

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