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Testing Life

2014 · 72 min

A quiet, earnest character study that feels like watching someone slowly fight for a dream against quiet desperation.

Overview
Ana's Hollywood dreams are slowly turning to dust, until she gets an offer to give her body to a Berlin science project. Against all odds, Ana fights for her right to seize her dreams.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • survival
  • isolation
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Carolin Von Petzholdt
Written by
Carolin Von Petzholdt
Starring
Natascha Berg, Carolin Von Petzholdt, Anna Juliana Jaenner, Romina Di Lella, Mira Mazumdar, Nicolas Read
Cinematography
Jeff Dolen
Runtime
72 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English, German

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