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Down Below

2017 · 11 min

A short, grim, and emotionally heavy watch that puts you inside an impossible choice with little relief.

Overview
Refugees in a post-apocalyptic future, two sisters must make the ultimate decision: one or both will die.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • death
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour0
Realism6
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
science fiction, drama
Directed by
Cristina Mindroiu
Written by
Anna Tyko
Starring
Sophie Faurie, Lucy Williams, Charles Mugoya, Stine Olsen, Armando Tavares Da Silva
Cinematography
Gavin Farlie
Runtime
11 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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