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Wasp

2003 · 26 min

A raw, tense slice of life that immerses you in a mother's desperate struggle, leaving you anxious and moved.

Overview: Zoë is a single mother who lives with her four children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy food. One day her old flame drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. Scared that he doesn't want to go out with her, she lies and tells him that she is just babysitting the kids. This will be her first date in years.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
class
survival
identity
family
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Andrea Arnold
Written by: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Natalie Press, Jodie Mitchell, Molly Griffiths, Kaitlyn Raynor, Danny Dyer, Danny Daley, Lizzie Colbert, Ashley Routledge
Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Runtime: 26 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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