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The Film

2012 · 57 min

A slow, claustrophobic descent into creative obsession and interpersonal decay, where ambition curdles into something unsettling and ambiguous.

Directed by
Māra Ķimele, Ivo Briedis
Starring
Pēteris Nebars, Toms Auniņš, Normunds Griestiņš
Overview
Three young men head to an isolated country house to shoot a film that they hope will bring them fame. They have no experience, but possess the will to change their lives. They make various attempts, but none seem to work. The team comes to a creative impasse, but the stakes are too high to give up. In hopes of drawing out their talents, they spend more and more time chipping away at each other. Previously hidden character traits come to light further complicating their relationship and the making of the film. Soon it's each man for himself. Just when the experiment seems utterly failed, one of them is discovered dead. It's not clear whether it's accidental, suicide or murder, but a real body in the scene satisfies - this could be the start of The Film.

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Directed by
Māra Ķimele, Ivo Briedis
Starring
Pēteris Nebars, Toms Auniņš, Normunds Griestiņš
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • obsession
  • ambition
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Māra Ķimele, Ivo Briedis
Written by
Ivo Briedis
Starring
Pēteris Nebars, Toms Auniņš, Normunds Griestiņš
Cinematography
Andrejs Rudzāts
Runtime
57 min
Country
Latvia

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