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Faulty Father

2019 · 10 min

A quiet, unsettling domestic morning that slowly turns strange, leaving you uneasy about what you thought you knew.

Overview
In the near future, a young father's morning routine is put on the fritz when he uncovers his wife's bizarre secret, one that forces him to question his sense of self and his role in the family.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • parenthood
  • deception
  • technology
Places
  • home
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
science fiction
Directed by
Benjamin Welmond
Written by
Benjamin Welmond
Starring
Stefan Dezil, Allison Troesch, Sevan Wolf
Runtime
10 min

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