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Poster for Newborns

Newborns

2012 · 9 min

A quiet, uneasy chamber piece that lingers in stillness and unspoken tension, leaving you unsettled long after its brief runtime.

Directed by
Vincent Le Port
Starring
Bellamine Abdelmalek, Aïmen Derriachi
Overview
In their secluded bourgeois mansion surrounded by nature, Athmane and Patricia have decided to wean their eldest son, Idir, off heroine. Sabri, his little brother, roams about aimlessly, waiting for a sense of liberation. He is the one who will take charge of the situation.

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Directed by
Vincent Le Port
Starring
Bellamine Abdelmalek, Aïmen Derriachi
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • addiction
    • family
    • isolation
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Directed by
    Vincent Le Port
    Starring
    Bellamine Abdelmalek, Aïmen Derriachi
    Runtime
    9 min

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