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BAIL

2021 · 21 min

A tight, grim pressure cooker that leaves you uneasy and alert, with little relief.

Overview
Following his failed retaliation against a racist murderer, the protagonist offers his girlfriend up as a pledge in exchange for one more day to live and struggles to surrender himself to his own execution thereafter.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • race
  • death
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Andy Sturm
Written by
Andy Sturm
Starring
Alexander Prince Osei, Philippe Reinhardt, Salber Williams, Paul Boche, Stephanie Marin
Cinematography
Christoph Werner
Runtime
21 min
Country
Germany
Languages
English

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