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The Silent

2015 · 7 min

A brief, wordless plunge into dread that blurs dream and waking horror, leaving an uneasy chill long after its few minutes end.

Directed by
Toni Tikkanen
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Drama
Starring
Frida Rossi, Lauren Lehtinen, Toni Harjajärvi
Overview
The Silent is a short film which tells of a little girl's journey from a world of nightmares to the nightmare of reality.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Toni Tikkanen
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Drama
Starring
Frida Rossi, Lauren Lehtinen, Toni Harjajärvi
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • trauma
    • isolation
    • fate
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror7
    Humour0
    Realism5
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery, horror, drama
    Directed by
    Toni Tikkanen
    Written by
    Toni Tikkanen
    Starring
    Frida Rossi, Lauren Lehtinen, Toni Harjajärvi, Risto Erjanko
    Runtime
    7 min
    Country
    Finland
    Languages
    No Language

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