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Tumbling Birds

2013 · 20 min

A slow, sweltering slice of adolescence that aches with loneliness and the quiet pain of being an outsider.

Directed by: Esther Bialas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Anouk Bödeker, Eva Nürnberg, Joan Pascu

Overview: She doesn't know it yet, but this year's sweltering summer will mark the end of Svenja's childhood. The butt of endless jokes at her school, Svenja finds solace under the wing of a fellow outcast - the school's janitor and his impressive collection of pigeons. Despite this burgeoning new friendship and unlikely hobby, temptation draws her to the dazzling and mischievous popular girl Janine, who takes an interest in the naive Svenja.

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Directed by: Esther Bialas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Anouk Bödeker, Eva Nürnberg, Joan Pascu

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
isolation
friendship
identity
betrayal
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Esther Bialas
Written by: Lena Krumkamp
Starring: Anouk Bödeker, Eva Nürnberg, Joan Pascu, Charlotte Crome, Louis Nitsche
Cinematography: Martin Neumeyer
Runtime: 20 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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