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Absent Driver

2020 · 3 min

A brief, unsettling psychological sketch that blurs driver and passenger, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Tagline
You drive me crazy!
Overview
A private chauffeur drives you around, wherever you like, whenever you like, but do you even know who or what drives you?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • identity
  • trauma
  • madness
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
László Lenhardt
Written by
László Lenhardt, Susan Vermeer, Irati Cledú
Starring
Jeremiah Fleming, Thomas Philippe Roos
Cinematography
László Lenhardt
Runtime
3 min
Country
Netherlands

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