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Player

2012 · 30 min

A single night turns from romantic hope into a tense, unsettling reckoning that lingers uncomfortably.

Directed by: Olof Leth
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Olof Leth, Simon J. Berger, Alexandra Dahlström

Overview: On a seemingly ordinary night out, a young man, Victor, finds what he think is true love for the first time in his life. But what starts as a dream soon becomes a nightmare and before the new day, Victor will have to confront his deepest fears and re-evaluate his beliefs about life, love and sex. —Erik Lundqvist

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Directed by: Olof Leth
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Olof Leth, Simon J. Berger, Alexandra Dahlström

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
trauma
fate
sexuality
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Olof Leth
Written by: Olof Leth
Starring: Olof Leth, Simon J. Berger, Alexandra Dahlström, Nanna Blondell, Frida Beckman, Matias Varela, Alexander Öhrstrand, Simon Norrthon
Runtime: 30 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

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