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A History of Mutual Respect

2010 · 23 min

A cool, cerebral short that drifts between ideas and images, keeping you at a thoughtful distance.

Directed by
Daniel Schmidt, Gabriel Abrantes
Starring
Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt, Alcina Abrantes
Overview
When two boys leave for a philosophical journey and only one is prepared for it, their worlds will part forever.

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Directed by
Daniel Schmidt, Gabriel Abrantes
Starring
Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt, Alcina Abrantes
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • class
    • power
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Directed by
    Daniel Schmidt, Gabriel Abrantes
    Written by
    Daniel Schmidt, Gabriel Abrantes
    Starring
    Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt, Alcina Abrantes, Joana Nascimento, Mati Diop
    Cinematography
    Natxo Checa
    Runtime
    23 min
    Country
    Portugal
    Languages
    English, Portuguese

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