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Ransom in 60 Seconds

2019 · 3 min

A tense, darkly funny short that traps you in a cramped room with bumbling crooks and a ticking bomb.

Tagline
Mama, It's a Criminal
Overview
Three gangsters-losers have kidnapped a millionaire’s son and, to get the ransom, have arranged direct transmission and set up a bomb. In order to appear like adults, they have even mixed up the wiring. But they forgot that the door does not open from the inside...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
thriller
Directed by
Vadim Valiullin
Written by
Vadim Valiullin
Starring
Alexey Medvedev, Vladimir Karpuk, Roman Frolov, Ivan Nemtsov
Music
Dmitriy Bogdan
Cinematography
Artem Aysin
Runtime
3 min
Country
Russia
Languages
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