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Device 0068

2015 · 20 min

A tense, darkly absurd chamber piece that keeps you uneasy as a routine visit turns into a quiet standoff with an unsettling request.

Directed by
Radu Barbulescu
Starring
Toma Cuzin, Tatiana Iekel, Daniel Tudorica
Overview
Two of the employees of the Security Service ring the bell of an apartment and ask for permission to fix a supervision post during a Summit. Neluta, the woman who opened the door agreed them to fix the device and barged in the house with a completely equipped Sniper. The Sniper in charge with the mission in this area meets the owner of the apartment, an Old palsied Lady who firmly asks: "Shoot me".

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Directed by
Radu Barbulescu
Starring
Toma Cuzin, Tatiana Iekel, Daniel Tudorica
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • death
  • isolation
  • morality
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Radu Barbulescu
Written by
Radu Barbulescu
Starring
Toma Cuzin, Tatiana Iekel, Daniel Tudorica, Iulia Verdes, Adina Andrei
Runtime
20 min
Languages
Romanian

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