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Dent

2020 · 12 min

A short, odd therapy-room confession that drifts between deadpan comedy and dreamlike unease, leaving you unsure whether to laugh or squirm.

Directed by
Fred Dekker
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Don O. Knowlton, Ryan Rowe
Overview
A man named Dent tells his therapist about a lucid dream he had about a headless killer Tree-man.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Fred Dekker
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Don O. Knowlton, Ryan Rowe
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • identity
  • obsession
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour6
Realism4
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Fred Dekker
Written by
Don O. Knowlton
Starring
Don O. Knowlton, Ryan Rowe
Cinematography
Henry Darrow McComas
Runtime
12 min
Languages
English

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