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Poster for Sloth

Sloth

2000 · 8 min

A quiet, earnest short that sits with a teenager's spiritual doubt and leaves a gentle ache.

Directed by
Frank Mosvold
Genres
Drama
Starring
Per Christian Ellefsen, Nicolai Moland, Inger Lise Rypdal
Overview
Sixteen-year-old Ole Petter does believe in God but has serious doubts that God does not believe in him. He turns to a priest in order to settle the question.

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Directed by
Frank Mosvold
Genres
Drama
Starring
Per Christian Ellefsen, Nicolai Moland, Inger Lise Rypdal
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • sexuality
  • isolation
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Frank Mosvold
Starring
Per Christian Ellefsen, Nicolai Moland, Inger Lise Rypdal
Cinematography
Brian Ali Harding
Runtime
8 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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