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The Turmoil of Silence

2018 · 10 min

A short, tense plunge into an empty school that turns from flickering lights to something quietly menacing.

Directed by
Svein Molaug
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Tobias Nikolai Haugland, Jonny Løtoft, Thomas Bechmann
Overview
High school student Benjamin notices that the lights in the bathroom flickers, and it suddenly goes dark. He climbs up to check the light and falls. When he later wakes up, the school is dark and empty. Soon he discovers that he's not alone.

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Directed by
Svein Molaug
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Tobias Nikolai Haugland, Jonny Løtoft, Thomas Bechmann
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • fate
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Svein Molaug
Written by
Svein Molaug, Thomas Bechmann
Starring
Tobias Nikolai Haugland, Jonny Løtoft, Thomas Bechmann, Anne Jorunn Kvitvær, Vetle Skrede
Music
Andrew Johnkawczynski, Glenn Lyse
Cinematography
Nils Petter Midtun
Runtime
10 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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