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Ariadne Protocol

22 min

A quiet, uneasy plunge into a digital refuge where grief and fragile connection slowly slip away.

Genres
Drama, Science fiction
Tagline
Protocol initiated. Exit unknown
Overview
Fleeing from pain, Alex immerses himself in a virtual world, determined to complete what real life denied him. But with every step through the Ariadne Protocol, the fragile thread binding him to the one who still needs him begins to fade.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Grief, isolation, technology, identity
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Drama, Science fiction
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
Places
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, science fiction
Directed by
Andrei Kalesnikau
Starring
Olga Chernova, Sergey Zdoronkov
Runtime
22 min
Country
Lithuania
Languages
Russian

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