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75 Cents

2021 · 9 min

A short, quietly tense ride that keeps you uneasy from the moment the second passenger sits down.

Directed by
Safi Jafri
Starring
Cory Watts, Bruce Clifford
Tagline
To board the midnight bus... plus tip
Overview
On a midnight bus, a boy is just trying to catch some sleep, but the man who boards after him has more intimate ideas in mind.

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Directed by
Safi Jafri
Starring
Cory Watts, Bruce Clifford
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • violence
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror5
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension8
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Directed by
    Safi Jafri
    Written by
    Safi Jafri
    Starring
    Cory Watts, Bruce Clifford
    Runtime
    9 min

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