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The Interviewer

2012 · 13 min

A small, gently comic encounter that turns a stiff job interview into a quiet lesson in kindness and dignity.

Directed by
Genevieve Clay-Smith, Robin Bryan
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Winston Cooper, Gerard O'Dwyer, Chris Haywood
Overview
Thomas Howell gets more than he bargained for at his interview with a prestigious law firm; an insult about his tie, a rendition of Harry Potter and the chance to change the lives of father and son.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Genevieve Clay-Smith, Robin Bryan
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Winston Cooper, Gerard O'Dwyer, Chris Haywood
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • work
  • identity
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Genevieve Clay-Smith, Robin Bryan
Written by
Genevieve Clay-Smith
Starring
Winston Cooper, Gerard O'Dwyer, Chris Haywood, Laurence Brewer, Brendan Donoghue, Heather Clay, Lianne Mackessy, Alex Waisel
Music
Julian McGruther
Runtime
13 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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