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Rest Stop

2014 · 11 min

A quiet, slightly eerie two-hander that unfolds in a drab roadside limbo, keeping you leaning in to work out what is really going on.

Directed by
Kate Herron
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Cari Leslie, Ben Willbond
Overview
Everything changes one night for Meredith, a young backpacker desperate to find meaning in her life, when she meets a mysterious stranger in a dingy British service station... claiming to know her.

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Directed by
Kate Herron
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Cari Leslie, Ben Willbond
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • fate
    • isolation
    Places
    • road trip
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Kate Herron
    Written by
    Kate Herron
    Starring
    Cari Leslie, Ben Willbond
    Music
    Robin Schlochtermeier
    Runtime
    11 min
    Languages
    English

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