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On the Edge

2014 · 49 min

A quiet, patient documentary that sits with a stranger in a cold place and slowly lets his past surface.

Directed by
Anna Shishova
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Our village has always been a place of exile, a land of prisoners. Once in the winter, on the edge of the village we found an old man in an old car. He was freezing. He had nothing and was from nowhere. Now he lives in the cellar of our church. Step by step we get to know his story.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, politics, faith, survival
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Anna Shishova
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Anna Shishova
    Written by
    Anna Shishova
    Cinematography
    Dmitry Bogolyubov
    Runtime
    49 min
    Country
    Russia
    Languages
    Russian

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