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DIVINE BURDEN

2026 · 18 min

A quiet, unsettling confession chamber where faith and murder press against each other, leaving a lingering chill.

Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Tagline
The devout are taken away, and no one understands; the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil
Overview
After a young man confesses to taking the lives of his parents in the name of the lord to bring them to god faster, a priest wrestles with the weight of this sin while the killer plans his next attack.
How it feels
Dark, tense, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Faith, guilt, morality, violence
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Cast

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama, mystery
Directed by
Alexander Djordjevic
Written by
Alexander Djordjevic
Starring
Rylan Thomas, Kitu Turcas
Cinematography
Nathan St. Louis
Runtime
18 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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