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While the Door Was Locked

1946 · 89 min

A slow, talky chamber piece where a single night in one building lets a handful of lives quietly collide.

Directed by
Hasse Ekman
Genres
Drama
Overview
The film follows a number of people in an apartment building during a night full of dramatic events and entanglements.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, betrayal, isolation, class
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Hasse Ekman
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Hasse Ekman
    Written by
    Hasse Ekman, Walter Ljungquist
    Starring
    Tollie Zellman, Olof Winnerstrand, Hasse Ekman, Inga Landgré, Stig Järrel, Douglas Håge, Hjördis Petterson, Marianne Löfgren
    Music
    Miff Görling
    Cinematography
    Harald Berglund
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    Swedish

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