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2017 · 83 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning descent into addiction and artistic obsession, immersive and unsettling.

Overview
A young alcoholic ambient musician locks himself in his apartment on a dangerous seven day bender as he attempts to finish his upcoming album.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • isolation
  • art
  • obsession
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Mitchell Stafiej
Written by
Mitchell Stafiej
Starring
Alex Zhang Hungtai, Romy Lightman, Bernardino Femminielli, Maica Armata, Alexis O'Hara, Alexandra M. Johns, Jonathan Boles, Chris Barry
Music
Alex Zhang Hungtai, Mitchell Stafiej
Cinematography
Simran Dewan
Runtime
83 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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