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Iron Me

2020 · 10 min

A quirky, deadpan animated short that charms with its absurd premise and leaves you smiling at its oddball sincerity.

Directed by
Ivan Rabbiosi
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Overview
Pedro, a young, athletic man, share his life with his ironing board. Faithful, Pedro sleeps on his ironing board, carefully sets it when he wants to eat, uses it to iron his favorite jogging outfit, and even takes it under his arm when he goes jogging. In the village, everyone admires him and follow his example. One night, however, everything is turned upside down.

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Directed by
Ivan Rabbiosi
Genres
Animation, Comedy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • conspiracy
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy
Directed by
Ivan Rabbiosi
Written by
Ivan Rabbiosi
Runtime
10 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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