Short film

Cat

2022 · 21 min

A quiet, watchful short that builds unease through small domestic details and what a teenager slowly notices.

Directed by: Zofia Kowalewska
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julia Kuzka, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Julia Szczepańska

Overview: Daughter comes to her father's apartment to feed the cat and water the flowers in his absence. However, the animal makes trouble, and the teenager discovers a secret hidden from her.

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Directed by: Zofia Kowalewska
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julia Kuzka, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Julia Szczepańska

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

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Zofia Kowalewska
Written by: Zofia Kowalewska
Starring: Julia Kuzka, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Julia Szczepańska, Dariusz Błażejewski
Runtime: 21 min
Country: Poland
Languages: Polish

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