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A Wake, a Sleep

2010 · 29 min

A tense, talky chamber piece where friendship and secrets unravel over one long night, mixing dark comedy with emotional unease.

Directed by
Adrian Hume Robinson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David O’Mahony, Adrian Hume Robinson
Overview
'Truth or dare... would you do whatever I asked?' Five friends. One night. One morning. When Kat discovers her partner Si may have been cheating, she and best friend Debs embark on a quest to discover the truth... and to exact revenge. That night, joined by Si's ever-loyal best-mate PJ and Debs' closeted gay flatmate Sam, the girls slowly extract secrets. But are there more secrets to emerge than those they hoped to uncover?

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Directed by
Adrian Hume Robinson
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David O’Mahony, Adrian Hume Robinson
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • revenge
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Adrian Hume Robinson
Written by
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Starring
David O’Mahony, Adrian Hume Robinson
Runtime
29 min

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