Slow Delay

A quiet, patient portrait of longing and resentment, watching someone wait for a life that never arrives.

Directed by

Therese Henningsen

Overview

You’ve got something I want. All good comes to he who waits. I always wait… Nothing ever comes my way. My nephew, he’s a millionaire. My sister’s husband’s a millionaire. My other nephew, he’s a millionaire. And my cousin, she’s a millionaire. You know, just because we get older we don’t stop wanting those things.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Class, isolation, aging, ambition

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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