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Softcom Worldwide

2004 · 20 min

A quiet, melancholic slice of life that slowly tightens around workplace pressure and family longing.

Directed by
Samanda Ekman
Starring
Elina Du Rietz, Fabian Ekdahl Philipson, Kenny Ekman
Overview
Anders works at a telemarketing company. He is ambitious and works hard, but it's difficult when he has a little son whose only wish is to go to Norway and meet his mother. And at the company they have to fire one person.

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Directed by
Samanda Ekman
Starring
Elina Du Rietz, Fabian Ekdahl Philipson, Kenny Ekman
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • work
  • family
  • parenthood
  • ambition
  • isolation
Places
  • workplace
  • home
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
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Samanda Ekman
Written by
Samanda Ekman
Starring
Elina Du Rietz, Fabian Ekdahl Philipson, Kenny Ekman, Emil Johnsen, Hedvig Lagerkvist, Pernilla Norén
Runtime
20 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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