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Freed

2019 · 21 min

A quiet, tender encounter inside a harsh place, where fleeting connection and the weight of confinement linger after it ends.

Directed by
Josza Anjembe
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Alassane Diong, Yoann Zimmer, Émile Fofana
Overview
After two years in jail, Issa is about to get out when he meets Gaëtan, a young inmate who has not served his sentence yet.

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Directed by
Josza Anjembe
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Alassane Diong, Yoann Zimmer, Émile Fofana
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • love
  • freedom
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
Josza Anjembe
Starring
Alassane Diong, Yoann Zimmer, Émile Fofana, Nacima Bekthaoui, Steven Dagrou, Miglen Mirtchev, Thibaut Guillemaille, Fabian Joubert
Runtime
21 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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