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Ruben

2012 · 14 min

A heavy, intimate short that sits with a teenager's isolation and pain, offering little relief but a raw sense of truth.

Directed by: Thijs Verhoeven
Genres: Drama
Starring: Erick Brons, Anneli van der Hulst, Jim de Groot

Overview: Desperately trying to come to terms with his sexuality, gay teenager Ruben finds his path to sexual acceptance complicated, as homophobic bullying brings him ever closer to the brink of suicide.

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Directed by: Thijs Verhoeven
Genres: Drama
Starring: Erick Brons, Anneli van der Hulst, Jim de Groot

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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
trauma
coming-of-age
sexuality
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Thijs Verhoeven
Starring: Erick Brons, Anneli van der Hulst, Jim de Groot, Monique Schutz, Karim El Kadi, Luca Borsato, Jochum van der Woude, Neil van der Hulst
Runtime: 14 min
Country: Netherlands
Languages: Dutch

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