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Barnavännen

2004 · 28 min

A quiet, brooding short drama that lingers on old wounds and the cold pull of payback.

Overview
"The Childhood Friend." - Tomas lives with her parents. One day, his father's cousin Serkuu comes to visit. At first Serkuu wins Tomas's trust but later he brutally let's him down. Fifteen years later, Tomas has become a police officer and takes his service revolver when calls on Serkuu to retaliate.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jon Lindström
Written by
Jon Lindström
Starring
Jonas Karlsson, Marika Lagercrantz, Bengt Pohjanen, Antti Reini, Tobias Henriksson
Cinematography
Jan Nyman
Runtime
28 min
Country
Finland, Sweden

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