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Cornelian Cherries

2020 · 50 min

A quiet, observational documentary that lingers on small family rituals and rural stillness, feeling gently melancholy and intimate.

Overview
The death of a beloved dog reunites a small family. A lonely middle aged mother and her eccentric aunt obsessed with modern day technology take a trip to the rural parts of Serbia, where the dog is buried. There, the ex husband and his senile father help them decorate the dog's grave.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • death
    • isolation
    • aging
    Places
    • countryside
    • road trip
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    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
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Nikola Stojanović
    Written by
    Nađa Petrović, Nikola Stojanović
    Starring
    Gordana Seizović, Nataša Stojanović, Sanja Stojanović, Tomo-Momir Stojanović, Vojislav Stojanović
    Cinematography
    Nikola Stojanović
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    Serbia
    Languages
    Serbian

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