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Phone story

2009 · 16 min

A quiet, intimate short that lingers on solitude and longing, drawing you into a lonely man's small world of overheard voices.

Directed by
Binevsa Berivan
Genres
Romance
Overview
Mémo, a Kurdish immigrant in Brussels, is managing a phone shop in the city. His curiosity and loneliness are pushing him to listen to his customers’ conversations, in particular those of the beautiful Leïla …
How it feels
Melancholic, romantic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Loneliness, isolation, immigration, obsession
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Binevsa Berivan
Genres
Romance
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 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 none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance
Directed by
Binevsa Berivan
Written by
Binevsa Berivan
Starring
Nazmi Kırık, Hevi Dilara, Nicole Valberg, Koffi Sadjo
Cinematography
Guillaume Vandenberghe
Runtime
16 min
Country
Belgium
Languages
French, Turkish

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