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Backyards

2015 · 20 min

A quiet, lingering drift through neglected spaces, where small discoveries carry the weight of unspoken longing.

Directed by
Ivan Salatić
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sara Kosovac, Luka Petrone, Marko Štibohar
Overview
In the backyards there are sheds, a huge old tree, wild plants with wild offspring, waste scattered around. This is where they spend their time. A decaying building is about to be destroyed and someone may go beyond. Soon one of them becomes aware of the sea.

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Directed by
Ivan Salatić
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sara Kosovac, Luka Petrone, Marko Štibohar
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Ivan Salatić
Written by
Ivan Salatić
Starring
Sara Kosovac, Luka Petrone, Marko Štibohar
Runtime
20 min
Country
Montenegro
Languages
Serbian

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