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Extra Sauce

2019 · 14 min

A wry, bittersweet two-hander that finds unexpected warmth in a morbid premise, carried by sharp dialogue and a deadpan angel.

Directed by: Alireza Ghasemi
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Ben Janssen, Antonio Lallo

Overview: Hans, a mediocre heartbroken actor, is greeted by an Angel of Death after attempting suicide an hour before his play's premiere. A sarcastic dark humour conversation begins as Hans tries to convince the Angel that he should be brought back to the world of the living while the Angel enjoys delicious cheeseburgers and lemonade and gives the actor relationship advice.

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Directed by: Alireza Ghasemi
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Ben Janssen, Antonio Lallo

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
identity
love
redemption
isolation
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Alireza Ghasemi
Written by: Alireza Ghasemi
Starring: Ben Janssen, Antonio Lallo
Cinematography: Christian Neuberger, Michael Throne
Runtime: 14 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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