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Committed

2014 · 28 min

A quiet, claustrophobic period drama that weighs institutional power against one nurse's stubborn compassion, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by
Mehran Torgoley
Starring
Llana Barron, Joanne Atkinson, John Copeland
Overview
A compassionate nurse in the women's ward of an overcrowded mental hospital in the early 1950's struggles to prove the sanity of a young paraplegic patient.

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Directed by
Mehran Torgoley
Starring
Llana Barron, Joanne Atkinson, John Copeland
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • power
  • identity
  • morality
  • trauma
Places
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Directed by
Mehran Torgoley
Written by
Mehran Torgoley, Llana Barron
Starring
Llana Barron, Joanne Atkinson, John Copeland, Samantha Muha, Kyle Lardner, Lizanne Keigley, Pilar Valdés, Lloyd Johnson
Runtime
28 min

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