Short film

The Ritual

1996 · 28 min

A short, odd, talky curiosity that mixes deadpan comedy with a creeping unease around a corpse in a living room.

Overview: Three friends -- two of them into voodoo rituals -- contemplate life and a dead body in their living room.
How it feels: Dark, absurd, satirical and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Death, friendship, obsession, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
friendship
obsession
guilt
identity
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild