Movie

Bengbulan

1996 · 82 min

A sweltering childhood summer turns tense and uneasy as idle kids confront a troubled outsider, blending nostalgia with discomfort.

Overview: 12 year old Carmen has to stay home during the summer while most other people are on holiday. She plays with younger children Anders and Kerstin. 20 year old Bengt-Olof is a little bit challenged and has no other friends of his own age. Therefore, he frightens and mobs the children in the neighbourhood who, at first try to flee him, but then begin planning their revenge...
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, isolation, revenge, loneliness
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
isolation
revenge
loneliness
friendship
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild