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True Mirror

2021 · 23 min

An intimate, quietly unsettling chamber piece that keeps you watching the shifting power between two people.

Directed by
Glen Bay Grant
Starring
Line Kruse, Noah Skovgaard Skands, Johanne Louise Schmidt
Overview
With the help of her teenage son, coach Jacqueline teaches people to love themselves. But when a student challenges her methods, a power struggle ensues.

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Directed by
Glen Bay Grant
Starring
Line Kruse, Noah Skovgaard Skands, Johanne Louise Schmidt
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • power
  • identity
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Glen Bay Grant
Written by
Marianne Lentz
Starring
Line Kruse, Noah Skovgaard Skands, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Ari Alexander, Laura Allen Müller
Music
Dan Kjær Nielsen, Joakim Wei Bernild
Cinematography
Stroud Rohde Pearce
Runtime
23 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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