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Useless

2022 · 8 min

A short, uneasy slice of street life that hums with peer pressure and the quiet ache of wanting to belong.

Directed by
Raquel Guerrero
Starring
Iván Pellicer, Javier Bódalo, Alberto Raw
Overview
Tito, a neighborhood boy that everyone is always teasing, wants to prove his worth. He’s already been through several initiation tests, and he is now doing car donuts in a vacant lot around his neighborhood with his new “friends” after pulling an all-nighter.

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Directed by
Raquel Guerrero
Starring
Iván Pellicer, Javier Bódalo, Alberto Raw
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Raquel Guerrero
Starring
Iván Pellicer, Javier Bódalo, Alberto Raw, Arantxa Zambrano, Paula Mirá
Runtime
8 min
Country
Spain

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