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Squash

2002 · 27 min

A tight, escalating duel that turns a friendly game into a quietly vicious contest of wills.

Directed by
Lionel Bailliu
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Éric Savin, Malcolm Conrath
Overview
Two businessmen, Alexandre and his boss, play a game of squash. The game escalates from "fun" to fairly high stakes, as both players demonstrate that squash is a mental game, not just a physical game.

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Directed by
Lionel Bailliu
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Éric Savin, Malcolm Conrath
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • class
  • obsession
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
27 min
Languages
French

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