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The Sofa

2018 · 14 min

A wry, low-key two-hander about heartbreak and male friendship, wringing quiet laughs from shared misery and a stubborn piece of furniture.

Overview
Baptiste has been dumped. Alone, he waits for his friend Karim to help him get rid of the last piece of furniture in the apartment he shared with his girlfriend: a sofa. When Karim arrives, he tells him that he too has been dumped.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • grief
  • loneliness
  • identity
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Karim Barras, Baptiste Sornin
Written by
Karim Barras, Baptiste Sornin
Starring
Baptiste Sornin, Karim Barras, Thierry Hellin, Sophie Senecaut
Cinematography
Camille de Chenay
Runtime
14 min
Country
Belgium
Languages
French

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