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Dog Lover

13 min

A wry, uncomfortable comedy that turns a bizarre ultimatum into a quiet meditation on loneliness and compromise.

Directed by: Anne-Sophie Bine
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Gaby Santinelli, Paul Hungerford

Overview: A demoralized husband must choose between becoming his wife’s dog or risk being alone forever.

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Directed by: Anne-Sophie Bine
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Gaby Santinelli, Paul Hungerford

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
love
betrayal
loneliness
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Anne-Sophie Bine
Written by: Ari Jacobson
Starring: Gaby Santinelli, Paul Hungerford
Cinematography: Nathan Podshadley
Runtime: 13 min

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