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Three Times

2020 · 21 min

A quiet, uneasy short that turns an empty house into a pressure cooker of anticipation and risk.

Directed by: Paco Ruiz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Koldo Olabarri, Frank Feys, Ione Irazabal

Overview: Mario is home alone. His parents are gone and it will take them a while to return. Enough time for their son to arrange a sex date on the Internet with a total stranger.

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Directed by: Paco Ruiz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Koldo Olabarri, Frank Feys, Ione Irazabal

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 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: identity
sexuality
isolation
coming-of-age
deception
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Paco Ruiz
Written by: Paco Ruiz
Starring: Koldo Olabarri, Frank Feys, Ione Irazabal
Runtime: 21 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish, English

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