Short film

Vyraj

2022 · 20 min

A quiet, unsettling short that blurs everyday family life with a child's eerie sense of power, leaving you unsure what is real.

Directed by: Agnieszka Nowosielska
Genres: Drama
Starring: Justyna Godlewska

Overview: Weronka is living a happy and peaceful life until she learns that her father is ill. The world around fights for her attention, and the reality slips out of control. Playing with friends, her son Pietrek experiences something that makes him believe he can heal. Is it possible that the boy influences his grandfather’s health?

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Directed by: Agnieszka Nowosielska
Genres: Drama
Starring: Justyna Godlewska

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
faith
identity
isolation
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Agnieszka Nowosielska
Starring: Justyna Godlewska
Runtime: 20 min
Country: Poland
Languages: Polish

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