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The Dilemma

2018 · 13 min

A quiet, uneasy walk through the woods that builds slow tension around two men and what they might do.

Directed by
Antonio Zucherino
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leonardo Basanta, Gabriel Ulbrich
Overview
Two men walk agitatedly on a dirt road, between underbrush and large trees. One follows the other: both inspect the place. After a while, they stop in the middle of the foliage.

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Directed by
Antonio Zucherino
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leonardo Basanta, Gabriel Ulbrich
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour0
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Antonio Zucherino
Written by
Antonio Zucherino
Starring
Leonardo Basanta, Gabriel Ulbrich
Cinematography
Franco Palazzo
Runtime
13 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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