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Coffin

2021 · 5 min

A brief, dreamlike squeeze of urban claustrophobia that unsettles more than it explains.

Overview
A man comes home and wants to go to bed. A bunch of noisy roommates. A crowded city in southern China.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Yuanqing Cai, Nathan Crabot, Théo Tran Ngoc, Houzhi Huang
    Written by
    Mandimby Lebon, Houzhi Huang, Mikolaj Janiw, Théo Tran Ngoc
    Starring
    Yuanqing Cai, Houzhi Huang, Mathieu Tiger
    Music
    Arthur Dairaine
    Runtime
    5 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    Mandarin

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