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Le biberium

2017 · 25 min

A quietly oppressive near-future short that tightens around you as a supposedly perfect day curdles into unease.

Directed by
Arno Pluquet
Starring
Michel Angely, Daphnis Olivier Boelens, Caroline Bosselaers
Overview
In a world where everyone is watched, where freedoms are increasingly reduced, Benoît and Rosalie are going to have their best day ever.

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Directed by
Arno Pluquet
Starring
Michel Angely, Daphnis Olivier Boelens, Caroline Bosselaers
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • freedom
  • identity
  • love
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Arno Pluquet
Written by
Arno Pluquet, Christophe Weigert
Starring
Michel Angely, Daphnis Olivier Boelens, Caroline Bosselaers, Samuel Brillon, David Chazam, Michel Collige, Sofy De Behault, Gaëlle Gillis
Cinematography
Mathieu Haessler, Arno Pluquet
Runtime
25 min
Country
Belgium
Languages
French

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