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Putting the Dog to Sleep

2016 · 12 min

A somber, slow-burning character study that lingers in the weight of unresolved grief and quiet menace.

Tagline
There is this bad seed I know named Thomas Blankenship.
Overview
A bereaved man copes with a burdensome past and realizes he is inextricably linked to it.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • grief
  • guilt
  • memory
  • isolation
  • crime
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Taylor Washington
Written by
Taylor Washington
Starring
Jason Newman, Austin Amelio, Johnny Walter, Kelly Patton, Peggy Schott, Joel Ridge Hawkinson, Chayce Wellings, Cassandra Dixson
Runtime
12 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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