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The Alert!

1967 · 58 min

A slow, unsettling black-and-white puzzle that blurs work and dream, leaving a quiet sense of dread and ambiguity.

Overview
A series of four films presented as educational clips about work safety in a chemical factory presents a multi-layered reflection on the ambiguity of life and death, waking and dreaming, seen through oppressive black and white images and episodic narrative. The enigmatic story of a young couple employed in a socialist factory is characterized by the constant repetition and variation of motifs that ironically violate safety rules. „Inhale as much air as possible, to have what to offer.“

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • work
  • death
  • identity
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mircea Săucan
Written by
Mircea Săucan, Dumitru Cămîrzan
Starring
Gabriela Alexandru, Mihai Creangă
Runtime
58 min
Country
Romania
Languages
French, Romanian

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