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Proxy

1989 · 23 min

A quiet, introspective essay that lingers on family wounds and asks you to sit with the weight of inherited memory.

Directed by
Antti Peippo
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Traumatic historical events shape the way whole families interact. A very personal film about the long shadows of childhood.

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Directed by
Antti Peippo
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • trauma
    • family
    • grief
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Antti Peippo
    Runtime
    23 min
    Country
    Finland
    Languages
    Finnish

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