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TONI

12 min

A short, quietly tense slice of pressure as a woman endures the stares and comments of a male-dominated world.

Directed by
Mauriz Thabo Röckle
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alina Thiemann, Andreas Klaue, Lukas Kientzler
Overview
As football referee Toni prepares for one of her first men’s amateur matches, looks, comments and encounters increasingly put her resolve to the test.

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Directed by
Mauriz Thabo Röckle
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alina Thiemann, Andreas Klaue, Lukas Kientzler
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • sexuality
  • sport
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mauriz Thabo Röckle
Written by
Mauriz Thabo Röckle
Starring
Alina Thiemann, Andreas Klaue, Lukas Kientzler
Cinematography
Julia Lockowandt
Runtime
12 min
Languages
German

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