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The Return

2012 · 21 min

A quiet, emotionally raw chamber piece that sits with the awkwardness and pain of a family trying to reconnect after years of absence.

Overview
A man comes back from a Serb prison to his wife and son. A lot has changed since he was declared missing. Continuing where they left off four years ago may not be as easy as it seems.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • family
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Directed by
Blerta Zeqiri
Written by
Shefqet Gjocaj
Starring
Adriana Matoshi, Lulzim Bucolli, Nina Govori, Bojken Matoshi
Cinematography
Sevdije Kastrati
Runtime
21 min
Country
Kosovo

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