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Mayday Relay

2016 · 15 min

A taut, quietly harrowing short that traps you at sea with an impossible rescue and a mounting sense of helplessness.

Directed by
Florian Tscharf
Genres
Drama
Overview
When the german sailor Max and his daughter Emily receive a mayday-call on the Mediterranean sea, they act immediately: They change the course of the little sailing-boat and try to involve other ships. But then they understand, that there are over hundred people on board – and the damaged boat is only forty foot long…

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Directed by
Florian Tscharf
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • family
    • isolation
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Florian Tscharf
    Written by
    Florian Tscharf
    Starring
    Odine Johne, Rainer Sellien
    Runtime
    15 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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