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Small Town Curtains

2017 · 91 min

A quiet, introspective Swedish drama that unfolds slowly, letting buried family secrets and old fears surface through restrained, somber conversation.

Directed by
Johan Löfstedt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Björn Löfstedt, Anna Löfstedt, Gunilla Carlsén
Overview
Since early childhood, Björn has secretly carried an insurmountable fear. When his father dies of old age, he and his four sisters are each left with a video message, that makes him question everything.

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Directed by
Johan Löfstedt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Björn Löfstedt, Anna Löfstedt, Gunilla Carlsén
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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
    • grief
    • family
    • identity
    • memory
    • death
    Places
    • small town
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Johan Löfstedt
    Written by
    Anna Potter, Johan Löfstedt
    Starring
    Björn Löfstedt, Anna Löfstedt, Gunilla Carlsén, Monica Sturzenbecker, Kina Löfstedt, Pelle Löfstedt, Annbritt Löfstedt, Bengt Sturzenbecker
    Runtime
    91 min
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    Swedish

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