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Isha

2019 · 15 min

A quiet, intimate short that sits with a man's divided life, tender and sad without melodrama.

Directed by
Christopher Manning
Genres
Drama
Starring
Horia Săvescu, Dario Coates, Maia Morgenstern
Overview
Rahmi, a Romanian immigrant living in England, creates a new life for himself while trying to keep up appearances with his Muslim family. This moving, evocative drama costars renowned Romanian actress Maia Morgenstern and Game of Thrones’ Lino Facioli alongside newcomer Horia Savescu as Rahmi.

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Directed by
Christopher Manning
Genres
Drama
Starring
Horia Săvescu, Dario Coates, Maia Morgenstern
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • immigration
  • family
  • isolation
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Christopher Manning
Written by
Christopher Manning
Starring
Horia Săvescu, Dario Coates, Maia Morgenstern, Lino Facioli, Nuno Rodrigues, Bihan Le Faucheur, Barry Aird
Music
Marina Elderton
Cinematography
Simona Susnea
Runtime
15 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
Romanian, English

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