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Pandakomplekset

2021 · 29 min

A darkly absurd, satirical chamber piece where two mismatched people find connection amid chaos, balancing provocation with unexpected warmth.

Directed by: Stefan Pellegrini
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Emma Silja Sångren, Ali Sivandi, Julie Ugleholdt Pedersen

Overview: Since H.C. Andersen and the Danish pandas are attacked by terrorists, the actor (and playboy provocateur) Ali Sivandi is forced to stay with the suicide-threatened woman Sofia. As the world burns together around them, the two very different people discover that they have a lot in common.

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Directed by: Stefan Pellegrini
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Emma Silja Sångren, Ali Sivandi, Julie Ugleholdt Pedersen

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
politics
media
friendship
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Stefan Pellegrini
Written by: Stefan Pellegrini, Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
Starring: Emma Silja Sångren, Ali Sivandi, Julie Ugleholdt Pedersen, Ramesh Kingsly Premarajah, Stefan Pellegrini, Sigmund Trondheim, Jonas Flodager Rasmussen, Nora Köhler
Cinematography: Mads Dam Christensen
Runtime: 29 min
Country: Denmark
Languages: Danish

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