Short film

Happy Childhood

1988 · 38 min

A quiet, sombre glimpse of hard wartime childhood, told with restraint and a lingering ache.

Overview: A life is difficult even for children during the forties in Estonia...
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, coming-of-age, grief
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 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: survival
family
coming-of-age
grief
isolation
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none