Short film

The Blanket

2022 · 15 min

A quiet, tense wartime errand becomes a child's perilous journey across a cold, unforgiving landscape.

Overview: Ten-year-old Marja is sent to fetch milk for her baby brother. On the way there are things even more dangerous than the thin ice.
How it feels: Tense, bleak, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, war, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
war
family
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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