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Be Right Back

2022 · 76 min

A strange, deadpan slow drift through off-kilter lives, unsettling more than it explains, with quiet absurdity that keeps you leaning in.

Directed by: Frauke Havemann
Genres: Comedy, Thriller
Starring: Poul Storm, Effi Rabsilber, Iris Boss

Overview: With the appearance of a mysterious stranger, the absurd everyday life of four people living in an abandoned vacation resort in the woods comes apart at the seams.

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Directed by: Frauke Havemann
Genres: Comedy, Thriller
Starring: Poul Storm, Effi Rabsilber, Iris Boss

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
mystery
madness
deception
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	5
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, thriller
Directed by: Frauke Havemann
Written by: Frauke Havemann, Peter Stamer, Matthias Wittekindt
Starring: Poul Storm, Effi Rabsilber, Iris Boss, Inga Dietrich, Jack Rath
Runtime: 76 min
Languages: German

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