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Manual for Bored Girls

2011 · 5 min

A slight, playful slice of a dull summer night that drifts by with a shrug and a smile.

Directed by
Jesús Plaza
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Olga Alamán, Ingrid García Jonsson
Overview
Two friends are home alone in a boring summer evening.

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Directed by
Jesús Plaza
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Olga Alamán, Ingrid García Jonsson
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • isolation
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Jesús Plaza, Luis Ángel Pérez
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
5 min
Country
Spain
Languages
English, No Language

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