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Swans

2016 · 18 min

A tense, emotionally raw short that simmers with internal conflict and the fear of exposure.

Directed by
Martin Reinhard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jonatan Tulested, Mikkel Albinussen Møller, Mikkel Rishøj
Overview
By living his entire life fearing the prejudice of others, Aksel inadvertently made himself the source of true bias. Now, the real victims of prejudice will be revealed, as his secret is laid out for the world to see.

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Directed by
Martin Reinhard
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jonatan Tulested, Mikkel Albinussen Møller, Mikkel Rishøj
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • sexuality
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Martin Reinhard
Written by
Troels Linde Andersen
Starring
Jonatan Tulested, Mikkel Albinussen Møller, Mikkel Rishøj, Jakob Hasselstrøm, Frederik Thorenfeldt Poulsen, Oscar Walsøe Busch, Emma B. Marott, Søs Sif Thiele
Runtime
18 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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