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Vera

2015 · 21 min

A quiet, uneasy short film that sits with a young person's burden of care, drifting between loneliness and the fragile hope of connection.

Directed by
Yana Sariadi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anna Patokina, Nikita Kukushkin, Arina Marakulina
Overview
Vera is left in the hospital to look after her sick grandmother. Vera is not ready for such responsibility. She is looking for support in a new acquaintance.

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Directed by
Yana Sariadi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anna Patokina, Nikita Kukushkin, Arina Marakulina
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • healing
Places
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Yana Sariadi
Written by
Yana Sariadi
Starring
Anna Patokina, Nikita Kukushkin, Arina Marakulina, Galina Shmakova, Mariya Surova
Cinematography
Yana Sariadi
Runtime
21 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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