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The Mirror

2023 · 82 min

A quiet, searching family drama that unfolds through old tapes, leaving you unsettled and thoughtful.

Directed by: Ralf Kemper
Genres: Drama, Family, Mystery
Starring: Ole Pampuch, Eva Habermann, Caspar Bähr

Overview: After their father dissapeared, Paul and Juliette Hagen try now to find him. In Order to do this, they watch his old videotapes to find a clue for his Location

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Directed by: Ralf Kemper
Genres: Drama, Family, Mystery
Starring: Ole Pampuch, Eva Habermann, Caspar Bähr

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
mystery
memory
grief
isolation
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, family, mystery
Directed by: Ralf Kemper
Starring: Ole Pampuch, Eva Habermann, Caspar Bähr, Katharina Brehl, Alischa Brocke, Christian Stock
Runtime: 82 min
Languages: German

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