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Jeffery

2011 · 33 min

A low-key, wry character comedy that drifts along with a hapless man's downward slide, more gently amusing than laugh-out-loud.

Directed by
Paul Scantlebury
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Andrew Hedley, Tom Sainsbury, Dena Kennedy
Overview
When a series of incidents involving peeping tom accusations and bad debts come to a head, Jeffery is left without a job and a home and starts living out of his car.

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Directed by
Paul Scantlebury
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Andrew Hedley, Tom Sainsbury, Dena Kennedy
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • work
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Paul Scantlebury
    Written by
    Andrew Hedley, Paul Scantlebury
    Starring
    Andrew Hedley, Tom Sainsbury, Dena Kennedy, Nic Sampson, Isla Adamson, Donogh Rees, Simon Wolfgram, Helene Wong
    Cinematography
    Roko Antonio Babich
    Runtime
    33 min

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