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Starve your dog

2015 · 94 min

A slow-burn, claustrophobic wait in a shabby studio, mixing satire and tension as ambition and power games simmer.

Overview: On the last day of Ramadan, a hastily assembled crew of technicians waits in a shabby Morocco television studio for the arrival of an important personality, expecting to film what their director Rita promises will be the interview of their lifetime.
How it feels: Tense, satirical, dark and absurd. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Media, power, class, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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: media
power
class
politics
deception
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild