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Beam

2019 · 13 min

A quick, tense little heist ride with a sci-fi gimmick, more functional than deep.

Overview
A down-on-her-luck thief, gifted with a teleportation device, must fulfill one final job in order to save her family.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • crime
    • survival
    Places
    None
    Era
    near-future
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, action, science fiction
    Directed by
    Jesse Gi
    Written by
    Jesse Gi
    Starring
    Dia Frampton, Olivia Cordell, Heidi Shon, Armando Medina, Jakeem Hawkins, Jennifer Yun, Leah Glouberman, Lucy Song
    Cinematography
    Joseph Yao
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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