Short film

By the End of the Week

2020 · 12 min

A taut, talky noir that simmers with quiet menace and moral unease.

Overview: Love is complicated; so is betrayal. There are many difficult questions to ask yourself in your soul’s darkest hour. But there is only one simple rule to follow when you have finally decided to get rid of your wife’s lover: make sure you find a hitman who is not the chatty kind.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, revenge, guilt, morality
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: betrayal
revenge
guilt
morality
obsession
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild