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Catarina

2021 · 16 min

A short, brisk caper that plays kidnapping for laughs, keeping things light and a little tense without ever getting heavy.

Directed by
Pierre Amstutz Roch
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Starring
Camille Japy, David Salles, Madeleine Baudot
Overview
Ruined and abandoned by his wife, Francis is ready to do anything to win her back. With the help of his friend Simon, he decides to kidnap Catarina, the wife of the man who scammed him, in order to blackmail him and recover his savings.

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Directed by
Pierre Amstutz Roch
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Starring
Camille Japy, David Salles, Madeleine Baudot
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • crime
    • greed
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, comedy
    Directed by
    Pierre Amstutz Roch
    Written by
    Pierre Amstutz Roch
    Starring
    Camille Japy, David Salles, Madeleine Baudot, Laurent Saint-Gérard, Lionel Laget, Pierre Samuel, Elphie Pambu
    Music
    Maxime Herve
    Cinematography
    Kinan Massarani
    Runtime
    16 min
    Country
    France, Switzerland
    Languages
    French

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