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Anna

2019 · 15 min

A quiet, crushing slice of life that builds unease through everyday desperation and leaves a lingering sense of indignity.

Directed by: Dekel Berenson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Svetlana Alekseevna Barandich, Eric R.Gilliat, Anastasia Vyazovskaya

Overview: Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.

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Directed by: Dekel Berenson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Svetlana Alekseevna Barandich, Eric R.Gilliat, Anastasia Vyazovskaya

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: isolation
class
gender
survival
betrayal
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Dekel Berenson
Written by: Dekel Berenson
Starring: Svetlana Alekseevna Barandich, Eric R.Gilliat, Anastasia Vyazovskaya, Alina Chornodub, Liana Khobelia, Istan Rozumny, Pavlo Levytskyi
Cinematography: Vova Ivanov
Runtime: 15 min
Country: Israel, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Ukrainian

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