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Ashen

2015 · 10 min

A quiet, unsettling short that turns a child's birthday into something strange and uneasy.

Directed by
Jon Mikel Caballero
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adam Quintero, Ainhoa Tornero, Àlex Moreu
Tagline
Preserving the innocence is not as urgent as destroying the alien in your home.
Overview
It's little Ema's birthday, and her father sends her to read comics in the closet while he prepares for her party. But is it her party, or an alien invasion?

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Directed by
Jon Mikel Caballero
Genres
Drama
Starring
Adam Quintero, Ainhoa Tornero, Àlex Moreu
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • isolation
    • fate
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Jon Mikel Caballero
    Written by
    Jon Mikel Caballero
    Starring
    Adam Quintero, Ainhoa Tornero, Àlex Moreu, Isidre Montserrat
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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