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Short film

Scent

2006 · 10 min

A taut little Cold War caper that turns a mundane smuggling run into a quietly suspenseful, faintly absurd cat-and-mouse game.

Directed by
Ingo Rasper
Overview
At the height of the cold war in the divided country of Germany, several individuals try to smuggle 'real' coffee from West Berlin into East Germnany via train, despite the erstwhile efforts of security guards trying to prevent them doing so.
How it feels
Tense, satirical and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Survival, rebellion, class, deception
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Ingo Rasper
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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