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Short film

The Lying Game

1978 · 28 min

A taut, claustrophobic short that turns a friendly wager into a quietly nerve-wracking standoff over fate and greed.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Two friends make a deathly bet over the outcome of a lottery ticket.
How it feels
Tense, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, friendship, greed, death
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Juan Arturo Brennan
Starring
Yaco Alva, Leonardo García Tsao, Fernando Gaxiola
Runtime
28 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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