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Thinly Veiled

2020 · 14 min

A quiet, uneasy plunge into teenage loneliness and online rabbit holes, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by
Mike Palmer l
Genres
Drama
Overview
Isolated, directionless and desperate for connection, an all-American teenage boy loses himself in the dark corners of the internet while searching for purpose.
How it feels
Dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, identity, coming-of-age, loneliness
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Mike Palmer l
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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