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Fired

2010 · 27 min

A quiet, tense workplace drama about long-suppressed frustration finally pushing its way to the surface.

Overview
Gullevi has been suppressed at work for 30 years. But when the company is going to be restructured and her job is at risk, the body reacts ...

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • class
    • power
    • isolation
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    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
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Directed by
    Birgitta Åkesson
    Written by
    Marianne Strand
    Starring
    Björn Granath, Anna Ulrika Ericsson, Lotta Tejle
    Runtime
    27 min
    Country
    Sweden

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