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Astres

2019 · 19 min

A quiet, interior study of grief that drifts between two countries, asking patience as it traces a rational mind quietly coming undone.

Directed by
Andrée-Anne Roussel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hyunjin Park, Marco Ledezma
Overview
Hyo-Jin attends the funeral of her younger sister in South Korea, her homeland. Denying the pain caused by her loss, she decides to shorten her stay in Korea and swiftly returns home to Montreal. But her sister’s death disturbs her daily life, triggering irrational thoughts despite her scientific and pragmatic spirit.

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Directed by
Andrée-Anne Roussel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hyunjin Park, Marco Ledezma
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • isolation
    • family
    • identity
    • memory
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Andrée-Anne Roussel
    Written by
    Andrée-Anne Roussel
    Starring
    Hyunjin Park, Marco Ledezma
    Cinematography
    Ian Lagarde
    Runtime
    19 min
    Country
    Canada
    Languages
    French, Korean

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