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Malleable

2022 · 13 min

A short, tense, quietly sad watch about a man's dignity eroding under the weight of a demeaning job.

Overview
In a desperate attempt to make ends meet, a father takes on a lucrative full-time job that emasculates him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • family
  • identity
  • class
  • power
Places
  • workplace
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
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Justin Floyd
Written by
Justin Floyd
Starring
DeJuan Christopher, Kingston Zelaya, Steven Petersen, Neil Kelly, André Simonetti, Leslie Koch Foumberg, Andrew Simon
Runtime
13 min

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