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Secretum

2021 · 29 min

A somber, emotionally heavy animated short that immerses you in a young bird's silent suffering and gradual awakening, leaving a lingering sense of unease and fragile hope.

Directed by
Javier Gutiérrez
Genres
Animation
Starring
Mateo Lépez, Juanpi Monterrubio
Overview
Secretum tells the story of Jero, a very young bird who lost his mother in a storm. He is then adopted by an adult bird who pretends to love and protect him, but in reality is abusing him. Eventually, Jero grows up and, as a teenager, realizes that his stepmother's caresses are not an expression of true love. He must then summon the courage to escape the painful secret he has been forced to keep for so long.

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Directed by
Javier Gutiérrez
Genres
Animation
Starring
Mateo Lépez, Juanpi Monterrubio
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • healing
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Javier Gutiérrez
Written by
Javier Gutiérrez, Borja Exterrabi, Sandra Velten
Starring
Mateo Lépez, Juanpi Monterrubio
Cinematography
Javier Gutiérrez
Runtime
29 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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