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Happy Birthday!

1997 · 14 min

A quiet, intimate slice of a morning that quietly upends a man's sense of who he is.

Genres
Romance
Overview
Chico wakes up on his 30th birthday to the sound of his girlfriend singing “Happy Birthday” to him on his answering machine. When João wakes up in bed next to him, he realizes that this is not his typical birthday.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Identity, love, sexuality
Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    romance
    Directed by
    João Pedro Rodrigues
    Written by
    João Pedro Rodrigues
    Starring
    João Rui Guerra da Mata, Eduardo Sobral
    Cinematography
    João Pedro Rodrigues
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Portugal
    Languages
    Portuguese

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