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Cocoon

2017 · 26 min

A quiet, watchful coming-of-age short that carries adult secrets through a child's eyes, tender and uneasy at once.

Overview
China, 1997. An unhappy marriage, a love affair and a child who holds all the secrets.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 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
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • coming-of-age
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, family
Directed by
Mei Liying
Written by
Xu Zhang, Mei Liying
Starring
Jinger Li, Yang Jinger, Yuan Xu, Gong Zhe
Music
Pantawit Kiangsiri
Cinematography
Jon Keng
Runtime
26 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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