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Daughter

2018 · 29 min

A heavy, somber short that lingers on a father's helplessness and quiet devastation, asking patience and emotional endurance from the viewer.

Overview
Piotr comes home on the day of the 16th birthday of his daughter Kamila. He finds the girl unconscious, in a pool of blood. Doctors’ diagnosis is a shock for the man. From now on, their life will not be the same. The father takes care of his daughter in the cruel world.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • parenthood
  • trauma
  • isolation
Places
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mara Tamkovich
Written by
Mara Tamkovich, Krzysztof Trela
Starring
Adam Cywka, Gabriela Chojecka, Dagmara Brodziak, Aleksandra Padzikowska
Cinematography
Krzysztof Trela
Runtime
29 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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