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Better Half

2021 · 12 min

A short, sharp mockumentary that plays population control as deadpan common sense, leaving a queasy, darkly funny chill about how easily people agree to cruelty.

Overview
Reduce the world's population by 50 percent to save the planet? That's a great idea, say politicians, experts and ordinary people from the street. But who should go? A fictional documentary about the abysses of our civil society.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • morality
  • death
  • environment
  • media
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jürgen Heimüller
Starring
Jürgen Heimüller, Moritz Berg, Philipp Lind, Christoph Bangerter, Füsun Cibir, Konstanze Dutzi, Fehmi Göklü, Maria Gundolf
Runtime
12 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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