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Shock Therapy

2010 · 13 min

A cramped, uneasy chamber piece that keeps you guessing at its strange logic, more unsettling than shocking.

Directed by
Salva Martos Cortés
Overview
Dolores is a high-class woman who holds her son in a hotel room with an absurd and strange purpose.

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Directed by
Salva Martos Cortés
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • isolation
  • family
  • madness
  • power
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour3
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Directed by
Salva Martos Cortés
Runtime
13 min

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