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Empire

2023 · 4 min

A quick, wordless burst of symbolic satire that plays like a sly visual joke about power and its inevitable collapse.

Overview
The crown jewels of the empire rise and fall in this subversive and highly symbolic satirical short.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • class
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism2
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Thaís de Almeida Prado
Written by
Thaís de Almeida Prado
Starring
Rafael Rudolf, Gustavo Vinagre, Simon Wasem
Cinematography
Matheus da Rocha Pereira
Runtime
4 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
No Language

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