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The Execution

2014 · 14 min

A short, unsettling art-house piece where children's play curdles into something quietly disturbing.

Directed by
Petra Szöcs
Overview
1990, Romania. Three children reenact Ceausescu's execution. Who will be the victim?
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Power, violence, death, identity
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    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
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Directed by
    Petra Szöcs
    Written by
    Gergö V. Nagy, Petra Szöcs
    Starring
    Katalin Moldován, Tamás Fosztó, Zalán Ilyés, Áron Dimény, Hilda Péter, András Dancsuly, Liliana Derevici
    Cinematography
    Eszter Csepeli
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Hungary, Romania

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