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Ivar

2026 · 4 min

A tiny, tactile late-night spiral that turns a whiff of change into a quietly funny, faintly sad jolt of recognition.

Directed by: Markus Tangre
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation
Starring: Tone Beate Mostraum, Robert Skjærstad

Overview: A change in her husband’s scent sends Anne spiraling into a late-night existential crisis.

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Directed by: Markus Tangre
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Animation
Starring: Tone Beate Mostraum, Robert Skjærstad

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
aging
isolation
love
family
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, animation
Directed by: Markus Tangre
Written by: Signe Dammann Anker
Starring: Tone Beate Mostraum, Robert Skjærstad
Cinematography: Rasmus Skaaret
Runtime: 4 min
Country: Norway
Languages: Norwegian

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