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Starched Collars

2021 · 11 min

A short, odd little chamber piece that plays like a deadpan fable, funny and faintly unsettling in its tidy, rule-bound world.

Overview
In the square and tidy universe of an unconventional family, Mother is the guardian of order and Junior the distorting agent.
 A house where everything that doesn't fit, goes to waste.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Daniel Rodríguez Risco
Written by
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Starring
Lizet Chavez, Amil Mikati, Lelé Mikati, Uma Mikati, Gonzalo Molina
Cinematography
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Runtime
11 min
Country
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Languages
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