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Plus/Minus

2006 · 1 min

A hushed, suspended minute of waiting, all quiet anxiety and the weight of a single uncertain answer.

Directed by
Erla Skúladóttir
Starring
Ingunn Erla Eiríksdóttir, Guðmundur Helgason
Overview
A young woman takes her first pregnancy test.

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Directed by
Erla Skúladóttir
Starring
Ingunn Erla Eiríksdóttir, Guðmundur Helgason
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • fate
  • isolation
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Erla Skúladóttir
Written by
Erla Skúladóttir
Starring
Ingunn Erla Eiríksdóttir, Guðmundur Helgason
Cinematography
Brian Rigney
Runtime
1 min
Languages
Icelandic

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