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The Tenant

2015 · 20 min

A quiet, disorienting short that drifts between rooms and moods, asking you to piece together unease from small details.

Directed by
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Starring
Amirali Khosrojerdi, Margarida Correia, Alessio Bergamo
Overview
Short film from omnibus 'Beautiful 2015,' commissioned for the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society.

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Directed by
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Starring
Amirali Khosrojerdi, Margarida Correia, Alessio Bergamo
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • isolation
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Written by
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny
Starring
Amirali Khosrojerdi, Margarida Correia, Alessio Bergamo, Peggy Casale
Cinematography
Maysam Makhmalbaf
Runtime
20 min
Country
China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom

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