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Curiosity Kills

2012 · 13 min

A short, gleefully silly burst of low-budget creature chaos that plays its radioactive-rat rampage for deadpan laughs and sudden shocks.

Directed by
Sander Maran
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Peeter Maran, Rita Rätsepp, Jaak Valdre
Tagline
Witness the fury of the rat
Overview
A failed chemistry experiment turns a little boy's pet rat into a radioactive killer.

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Directed by
Sander Maran
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Peeter Maran, Rita Rätsepp, Jaak Valdre
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • violence
  • death
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour7
Realism2
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Sander Maran
Written by
Jan Andresson, Kaspar Ainelo, Sander Maran
Starring
Peeter Maran, Rita Rätsepp, Jaak Valdre, Tauri Laane, Andero Tõnissoo
Cinematography
Meelis Mikker
Runtime
13 min
Country
Estonia
Languages
No Language

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