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Short film

Broken Contact

2015 · 23 min

A quiet, earnest short that follows a young man's search for family and self, carrying a steady undercurrent of loss and tentative hope.

Directed by
Rico Pel, Jordy Pijper
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jordy Pijper, Kelvin Boerma, Peter de Harder
Overview
Living in Amsterdam, 18-year old Jason’s father recently had brain surgery. Jason heads back to London to find his brother that he’s lost contact when his mom died years ago.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Rico Pel, Jordy Pijper
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jordy Pijper, Kelvin Boerma, Peter de Harder
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • isolation
  • sexuality
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Rico Pel, Jordy Pijper
Written by
Rico Pel, Jordy Pijper
Starring
Jordy Pijper, Kelvin Boerma, Peter de Harder, Wendy Van Roodenburg, Daan Van Ederen, Jared Veldman
Runtime
23 min
Country
United States of America

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