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Short film

Possessed

2003 · 8 min

A brief, austere and unsettling glimpse into a community's judgment of an outsider, more contemplative provocation than story.

Directed by
Shirin Neshat
Overview
In Possessed, a seemingly mad woman in an Islamic village evokes questions of social acceptability.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Isolation, identity, faith, gender
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Directed by
    Shirin Neshat
    Starring
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    Morocco, United States of America

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