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The Mouse

2001 · 58 min

A quiet, solitary character study that turns a tiny standoff into a mirror of fear and loneliness.

Directed by
Vũ Ngọc Đãng
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trương Quang Thịnh, Phương Bằng, Thu Hường
Overview
Hiding out in an abandoned house, a wanted fugitive obsessively hunts down a mouse stealing his meager food. But after capturing the creature, he sees his own hunted, fearful existence reflected in it—sparking a bond that forces him to re-evaluate his life on the run.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Vũ Ngọc Đãng
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trương Quang Thịnh, Phương Bằng, Thu Hường
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • identity
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Vũ Ngọc Đãng
Starring
Trương Quang Thịnh, Phương Bằng, Thu Hường, Ngọc Lan
Runtime
58 min
Languages
Vietnamese

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