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PLACEBO

2021 · 22 min

A quiet, downbeat drift through aimless lives and small-time crime, leaving a lingering sense of futility.

Directed by
Costantino Biamonte
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Federico Girelli, Stefano Poeta, Jacopo Demetrio Massara
Tagline
IT JUST MUST LOOK LIKE IT.
Overview
This is the story of Leonardo and Federico, two students who have never accomplished anything in their lives... Maybe

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Directed by
Costantino Biamonte
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Federico Girelli, Stefano Poeta, Jacopo Demetrio Massara
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Costantino Biamonte
Written by
Matteo Stipa
Starring
Federico Girelli, Stefano Poeta, Jacopo Demetrio Massara, Matteo Stipa, Valerio Uda, Massimo Stipa, Camilla Pasquali, Filippo Coppini
Cinematography
Costantino Biamonte
Runtime
22 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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