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Ant Killers

2017 · 13 min

A quiet, slow, quietly oppressive short that sits with a girl's inner turmoil amid repetitive outdoor labor.

Genres
Drama
Overview
In a small Brazilian town, a teenage girl works everyday in a eucalyptus forest where she chases ants away with pesticides. Yet, her inner struggle turns out to be the real fight.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Isolation, coming-of-age, work, identity
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    João Paulo Miranda Maria
    Starring
    Amanda Araújo
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    France, Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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