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The Bends

2021 · 14 min

A quiet, intimate pressure-cooker that sits with a woman pulled between her body and her ambition.

Overview
A mixed martial arts fighter discovers she’s pregnant in the lead-up to the most important fight of her career.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • parenthood
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Directed by
Tom Campbell
Written by
Tom Campbell, Annie Thatcher, Adam Spellicy
Starring
Annie Thatcher, Carter Mitchell, Thomas Ruderman
Music
Mikey Young
Cinematography
Sam Chiplin
Runtime
14 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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