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FINN

2022 · 13 min

A quiet, tender short that sits with a sick boy's struggle and the strange comfort that arrives from nowhere.

Directed by: Arion Ritzema
Genres: Drama
Starring: Frank Dijkstra, Nigel Mendonca, Michael Tiedtke

Overview: 'FINN' is about a boy with a severe illness. He has trouble accepting the situation. Suddenly help comes from an unexpected angle. Will Finn accept his illness or will the illness overshadow him?

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Directed by: Arion Ritzema
Genres: Drama
Starring: Frank Dijkstra, Nigel Mendonca, Michael Tiedtke

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
healing
family
fate
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Arion Ritzema
Written by: Arion Ritzema
Starring: Frank Dijkstra, Nigel Mendonca, Michael Tiedtke, Ingris Bisschop, Sofie Vos
Cinematography: Tom Kalverboer
Runtime: 13 min
Country: Netherlands
Languages: Dutch

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