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Roommate

2018 · 25 min

A quiet, dreamlike encounter that drifts between melancholy and wonder, asking you to sit with loneliness and let small mysteries unfold.

Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Tagline
How much would you pay to get less lonely?
Overview
ROOMMATE tells the story of Phan – a lonesome banker who goes to a strange hotel with the search for special companionship on Christmas eve, but a small mistake leads him to an even more special encounter with another man – Lam – a mysterious dancer with Origami talent. As the journey goes on, Phan explores many mysteries about this dancer, about the hotel and about himself.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Loneliness, identity, mystery, love
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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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
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, fantasy
    Directed by
    Viet Nguyen Le Hoang
    Written by
    Viet Nguyen Le Hoang
    Starring
    Cuong Dang Cao, Bảo Long, Suong Mai, Ngoc Diep, Anh Thu, La Lam
    Cinematography
    Ha Tran Thai, Son Hoang Lien
    Runtime
    25 min
    Country
    Vietnam
    Languages
    Vietnamese

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