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The office man

2019 · 9 min

A quiet, melancholy short that traps you in a man's numbing routine and makes his small escape feel quietly sad.

Overview
A man condemned to live in routine and who has the desire to escape from, he wins a vacation that he doesn't know how to take advantage of.
How it feels
Melancholic, cynical and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, work, identity, loneliness
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
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
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Directed by
Aida Alonso Arechar
Written by
Aida Alonso Arechar
Starring
Edgar Rizo, María Arreola
Runtime
9 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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