Short film

Behind

2016 · 15 min

A tight, unsettling short that burrows into a mother's paranoia, leaving you tense and uneasy long after it ends.

Directed by: Ángel Gómez Hernández
Genres: Mystery, Horror
Starring: Macarena Gómez, Lone Fleming, Javier Botet

Tagline: When you're alone... do you feel like there's someone else with you?
Overview: A divorced mother is obsessed with the idea that her ex-husband is plotting to take her baby away from her.

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Directed by: Ángel Gómez Hernández
Genres: Mystery, Horror
Starring: Macarena Gómez, Lone Fleming, Javier Botet

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: obsession
isolation
parenthood
madness
fate
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: mystery, horror
Directed by: Ángel Gómez Hernández
Written by: Ángel Gómez Hernández
Starring: Macarena Gómez, Lone Fleming, Javier Botet, Ruth Díaz, Víctor Clavijo
Music: Óscar Araujo
Cinematography: Pablo Rosso
Runtime: 15 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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