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Zelfbeklag

1995 · 70 min

A confrontational, slow provocation that blurs performance and confession, leaving you uneasy and unsure whether to watch or look away.

Directed by
Cyrus Frisch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Cyrus Frisch, Hans Beerekamp
Overview
An experimental documentary about self-pity. Inviting a critic to explain what he thinks is bad about a previous work, Cryus Frisch attempts to drown himself in an aquarium.

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Directed by
Cyrus Frisch
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Cyrus Frisch, Hans Beerekamp
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • art
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Cyrus Frisch
Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
70 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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