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2008 · 20 min

A tense, intimate chamber piece that simmers with unspoken pressure, drawing you into a suffocating bond and a community's quiet intrusions.

Directed by
Mary Nighy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pete Postlethwaite, Haydn Gwynne, Sam Hodges
Overview
The story of a claustrophobic relationship between a single mother and her piano prodigy son. Arriving in a tight-knit rural community, the pair become embroiled in local romances which push their own relationship to boiling point.

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Directed by
Mary Nighy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pete Postlethwaite, Haydn Gwynne, Sam Hodges
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • parenthood
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mary Nighy
Written by
Sam Hodges
Starring
Pete Postlethwaite, Haydn Gwynne, Sam Hodges, Celia Imrie, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
Runtime
20 min
Country
United Kingdom

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