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The Ceiling

2018 · 14 min

A quiet, wry Finnish short about a man shrinking his world, equal parts sad and gently funny.

Directed by
Teppo Airaksinen
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Pekka Strang, Inna Bodson, Juho Milonoff
Overview
On the brink of divorce a middle aged man, Olavi, retreats to his cabin by the lake. After a few days he finds that the ceiling has come down making him unable to stand up straight. His friend Tuomas arrives and insists that something has to be done whereas Olavi is content with the limited space.

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Directed by
Teppo Airaksinen
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Pekka Strang, Inna Bodson, Juho Milonoff
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • family
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    • 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
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Teppo Airaksinen
    Written by
    Melli Maikkula
    Starring
    Pekka Strang, Inna Bodson, Juho Milonoff, Iida-Maria Heinonen
    Cinematography
    Aarne Tapola
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Finland
    Languages
    Finnish

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