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Paperboy

2019 · 11 min

A quiet, observant short that lingers on small-town curiosity and the uneasy thrill of glimpsing another life.

Directed by
Ninna Pálmadóttir
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trausti Hrafn Þorsteinsson, Salome R. Gunnarsdottir, Ásgrímur Guðnason
Overview
A small town paper delivery boy sees the world in a different light when he peeks through his neighbor's window.

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Directed by
Ninna Pálmadóttir
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trausti Hrafn Þorsteinsson, Salome R. Gunnarsdottir, Ásgrímur Guðnason
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • identity
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ninna Pálmadóttir
Written by
Ninna Pálmadóttir
Starring
Trausti Hrafn Þorsteinsson, Salome R. Gunnarsdottir, Ásgrímur Guðnason, Sveinbjörn Hjörleifsson
Runtime
11 min
Languages
Icelandic

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