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The Wish

2020 · 19 min

A quiet, bittersweet short that sits with a child's disappointment and finds small courage in facing it.

Directed by
Inga Lísa Middleton
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hera Hilmar, Sam Keeley, Gunnar Cauthery
Overview
Karen, a 9 year old Icelander has always wanted to meet her London based actor father. Having fantasied about him for years, she realizes when they meet that he's perhaps not the father that she had wished for. This uncomfortable experience gives Karen both the strength and confidence to tackle the local bullies.

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Directed by
Inga Lísa Middleton
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hera Hilmar, Sam Keeley, Gunnar Cauthery
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Inga Lísa Middleton
Starring
Hera Hilmar, Sam Keeley, Gunnar Cauthery, Auður Aradóttir, Lizzie Winkler, Jim Findley, Natali Servat, Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson
Music
Halli Cauthery
Runtime
19 min
Languages
English, Icelandic

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