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Canton

2005 · 30 min

A quiet, patient short that settles into stillness before an intrusion quietly upends everything.

Overview
Two railroad men are living in a lineman's cabin. One night a stranger has an accident on the beach nearby that will change everything.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • fate
    Places
    • countryside
    • sea
    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
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Constantin Popescu Jr.
    Written by
    Cristian Mungiu
    Runtime
    30 min

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