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They Were to Cross the River

2021 · 27 min

A hushed, dreamlike short that drifts between tenderness and unease, asking you to lean in and feel the weight of what is left unsaid.

Overview
Once upon a time, a girl and her brother fled their past to live their love freely. To do so, they had to cross the river.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Faeze Karimpour
Written by
Elliot Godard, Faeze Karimpour
Starring
Talid Ariss, Lola-Maria Forgeau
Music
Goodil
Cinematography
Juliette Valentin
Runtime
27 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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