Short film

Tree House

2016 · 26 min

A sunlit, bittersweet slice of adolescence where a secret summer project quietly gives way to the pull of school and growing up.

Directed by: Simon Guélat
Genres: Drama
Starring: Simon Boutin, Devi Couzigou, Marie Millot

Overview: All summer long, four teenagers gather illegally in a military zone to build a hut. But school will soon begin again and the golden days of cabin-building are coming to an end.

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Directed by: Simon Guélat
Genres: Drama
Starring: Simon Boutin, Devi Couzigou, Marie Millot

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: coming-of-age
friendship
freedom
identity
Places: countryside
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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