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Spenn

1 min

A tense, grimly grounded pressure-cooker where a desperate man's choices tighten around him with quiet dread.

Directed by
Jens Lien
Starring
Bjørn Sundquist, Aksel Hennie, Jørgen Langhelle
Overview
A father is struggling to keep a good life with his son. His last business project was a flop. He is about to loose everything when two men with a gun turns up and makes him a proposal.

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Directed by
Jens Lien
Starring
Bjørn Sundquist, Aksel Hennie, Jørgen Langhelle
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Jens Lien
Written by
Lars Gudmestad
Starring
Bjørn Sundquist, Aksel Hennie, Jørgen Langhelle, Ferdinand Falsen Hiis, Svein Roger Karlsen
Runtime
1 min
Languages
Norwegian

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