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Waking Up in Silence

2023 · 17 min

A quiet, observational short that lingers on children's play and the weight of displacement, leaving a somber aftertaste.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
A summer’s day in a former German military barrack: children forced to flee Ukraine have found refuge here. In their games, they discover military symbols from the past and link them to their experiences.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
War, trauma, memory, isolation
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko
Written by
Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko
Cinematography
Tobias Blickle
Runtime
17 min
Country
Germany, Ukraine
Languages
English, Russian, Ukrainian

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