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Ritual

2000 · 128 min

A slow, introspective plunge into two troubled minds, blending experimental video textures with a quiet, unsettling intimacy.

Tagline: Tomorrow is my birthday.
Overview: A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, eerie and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, identity, madness, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: isolation
identity
madness
love
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild