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Near Winter

1993 · 34 min

A quiet, uneasy homecoming in a cold, isolated place, where something unspoken gnaws beneath the surface.

Directed by
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rolf Søder, Stig Henrik Hoff, Edda Sharp
Overview
Near Winter tells of a young Norwegian man returning home to an isolated farm with his English girlfriend only to find something is wrong with his hermit-like uncle who lives there and who is prepping for the coming winter.

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Directed by
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rolf Søder, Stig Henrik Hoff, Edda Sharp
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • aging
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Written by
Nikolaj Frobenius, Simon Tyrrell, Erik Skjoldbjærg
Starring
Rolf Søder, Stig Henrik Hoff, Edda Sharp
Cinematography
Patrick McGuigan
Runtime
34 min
Country
Norway, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Norwegian

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