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Maja

2018 · 22 min

A quiet, observant short that sits with a child's loneliness and slowly lets small moments of belonging creep in.

Overview
Recently emigrated and with few local words, Maja feels disconnected from her classmates. But the strangeness of new surroundings soon become familiar when she finds a diversion.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • identity
    • immigration
    • family
    Places
    • school
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    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
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Marijana Janković
    Written by
    Adam August, Marijana Janković
    Starring
    Jesper Christensen, Dejan Čukić, Marijana Janković, Selena Marsenic, Elias Munk
    Runtime
    22 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish, Serbian

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