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Take Out

2019 · 8 min

A short, talky late-night encounter that slowly curdles from amusing anecdote into uneasy suspicion.

Overview
A man spots an acquaintance while grabbing late night food from a diner. He offers a convoluted tale of deceit, cheating and crime he recently observed. Things go sour when the man suspects his acquaintance may have been involved.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, mystery
Directed by
Spencer Clerk
Written by
Matthew Mousseau, Spencer Clerk
Starring
Shawn Duggan, Thom Payne, Lesley Smith, Kyle Gillis, Tieren Hawkins, Cody Chandler, Doug Van Loan, Karalee Clerk
Cinematography
Cody Chandler
Runtime
8 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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