Short film

Two Faces

2014 · 24 min

A quiet, tense character study that sits with a young man's private conflict, feeling intimate and uneasy rather than showy.

Directed by: Christian Schäfer
Genres: Drama
Starring: David Brückner, Leopold Klieeisen, Lean Fargel

Overview: An 18 years old U19-German Bundesliga player with a pretty girlfriend - that's Jonathan. A gay liar, using girls as an alibi - that's Jonathan too. Torn between the world of football and his sexual orientation, he has to take a decision.

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Directed by: Christian Schäfer
Genres: Drama
Starring: David Brückner, Leopold Klieeisen, Lean Fargel

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
sexuality
deception
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Christian Schäfer
Written by: Glenn Büsing
Starring: David Brückner, Leopold Klieeisen, Lean Fargel, Hanno Friedrich, Lilu Prudlo, Klaus Nierhoff
Runtime: 24 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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