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Fervor

2000 · 10 min

A stark, hypnotic split-screen meditation that unfolds slowly, asking you to sit with unease and contradiction rather than follow a story.

Directed by
Shirin Neshat
Overview
Two-channel video installation by Shirin Neshat

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • gender
  • faith
  • power
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour0
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Directed by
Shirin Neshat
Written by
Shoja Azari
Runtime
10 min
Country
Morocco

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