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Middle Man

2014 · 5 min

A short, tight workplace farce that keeps you on edge as a private quarrel collides with an ill-timed inspection.

Directed by
Charlie Francis
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Tommy Jay Brennan, Joe Cassidy, Eunice Olumide
Overview
Davie has just started a new job in a call centre which provides communication services for deaf people. But just as Davie gets caught up in a heated tiff between lovers Nathan and Paul, his new 'stringent' bosses show up for an inspection.

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Directed by
Charlie Francis
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Tommy Jay Brennan, Joe Cassidy, Eunice Olumide
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • work
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • workplace
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
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Charlie Francis
Written by
Katie White
Starring
Tommy Jay Brennan, Joe Cassidy, Eunice Olumide, John Cooke
Music
Francis Macdonald
Cinematography
Mark Boggis
Runtime
5 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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