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Make a Wish

2017 · 12 min

A light, quirky comedy that gently pokes fun at retirement and desire, offering a warm, slightly absurd look at getting what you wish for.

Directed by
Jonatan Etzler
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Anita and Gunnar live a calm, retired life. They don’t make love anymore. They watch TV. When Anita makes a wish and is visited by a young, virile TV show host, the couple is suddenly faced with life-changing events. Make a Wish is a comedy about dreams, and about what happens when you get too much of a good thing.
How it feels
Light, absurd, satirical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Aging, love, identity, family
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Jonatan Etzler
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jonatan Etzler
Written by
Theo Westin
Starring
Eva Gröndahl, Jan Tiselius, Rafael Edholm
Music
Jonatan Etzler
Runtime
12 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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