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Pet Names

2018 · 75 min

A quiet, uncomfortable weekend in the woods where old hurts surface slowly, mixing wry humor with raw emotional honesty.

Overview: When her ill mother urges her to take a vacation from her caretaking, grad-school-dropout Leigh invites her ex along on the camping trip. The two soon find that confronting old wounds during a weekend in the woods is anything but restful.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, love, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
love
identity
healing
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Carol Brandt
Written by: Meredith Johnston
Starring: Meredith Johnston, Rene Cruz, Stacy Parish, Chuck Norment, Jake Bradley, Mary Chuy, Lilliana Winkworth
Cinematography: Dana Shihadah
Runtime: 75 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English