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Eden

2021 · 12 min

A quiet, uneasy short that settles you inside a boy's dislocation, making a sleek new home feel alien and airless.

Directed by: Olivier Perrier
Genres: Drama
Starring: Théo Gerey, Marie-Gaëlle Cals, Paul Vautrin

Overview: Antoine is moving with his mother and little brother in a modern tower with green walls and a sustainable, self-sufficient architecture. In great psychological distress, he feels like a stranger to this new environment.

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Directed by: Olivier Perrier
Genres: Drama
Starring: Théo Gerey, Marie-Gaëlle Cals, Paul Vautrin

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
family
identity
trauma
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
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Realism	8
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Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Olivier Perrier
Starring: Théo Gerey, Marie-Gaëlle Cals, Paul Vautrin, Chloé Guillot, Nezhaa Khelouya
Music: The Penelopes
Runtime: 12 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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