Movie

Two Whales

2017 · 15 min

A quiet, intimate slice of adolescence that lingers on small frictions and fragile reconciliations, feeling tender and a little raw.

Overview: Two teenagers live by themselves in an apartment during their mother's hospitalization. This period of isolation will lead them to face each other's flaws and mend their relationship as they share the ordeals of becoming adults.

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How it feels

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
isolation
grief
identity
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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