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The Illusion of Control: The Beginning

2017 · 6 min

A taut, disorienting short that keeps you guessing about who is really pulling the strings.

Directed by: Vladek Zankovsky
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Oleh Fendiura, Mark Tripulskiy, Nikita Shumsky

Tagline: Do not believe, not even yourself.
Overview: Since childhood Victor perfectly manipulated others in his own interest. Until one day he discovered that his entire life Victor himself had been an object of some cleverly thought out manipulation.

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Directed by: Vladek Zankovsky
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Oleh Fendiura, Mark Tripulskiy, Nikita Shumsky

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
identity
obsession
power
mystery
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Vladek Zankovsky
Written by: Vladek Zankovsky
Starring: Oleh Fendiura, Mark Tripulskiy, Nikita Shumsky, Oleksandr Polovets, Dmitry Bon, Yevhen Buryi, Dmitry Grechaniy
Cinematography: Vladek Zankovsky
Runtime: 6 min
Country: Ukraine, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian

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