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Sneakers

2006 · 28 min

A gentle, low-key family short about small deceptions and the quiet weight of wanting to fit in.

Directed by
Peter Barlach
Starring
Leon Allinge, Maria Kulle, Dan Ekborg
Overview
John gets his mom to buy him a pair of expensive tennis shoes. They tell dad the shoes were on sale. It turns out the shoes are too small. John secretly keeps using his old shoes, until one day everything changes.

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Directed by
Peter Barlach
Starring
Leon Allinge, Maria Kulle, Dan Ekborg
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • deception
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
28 min
Languages
Swedish

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