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Midnight Games

1991 · 6 min

A brief, dreamlike curiosity that unsettles more than it explains, leaving a quiet unease behind.

Directed by
Rinat Gazizov
Genres
Animation
Starring
Sergey Glezin
Overview
A surreal animated short from Russian animation studio, Pilot. At night when everybody sleeps, strange things happen, but in the morning everything is in its place. But is it really so?

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Directed by
Rinat Gazizov
Genres
Animation
Starring
Sergey Glezin
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Rinat Gazizov
    Starring
    Sergey Glezin
    Runtime
    6 min
    Country
    Soviet Union

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