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Kebab King

2019 · 9 min

A cold, dry, quietly unsettling short that drifts through wintry Finnish spaces with a detached, faintly menacing mood.

Directed by
Jukka Kärkkäinen
Starring
Jukka Kärkkäinen, Riku Kärkkäinen, Teemu Nikki
Overview
A tale of hate with no justifiable purpose: dry, cold winters, smoking highway dust, apartment buildings on the horizon, and VOLVO S40 leather seats.

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Directed by
Jukka Kärkkäinen
Starring
Jukka Kärkkäinen, Riku Kärkkäinen, Teemu Nikki
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • violence
    Places
    • small town
    • road trip
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Directed by
    Jukka Kärkkäinen
    Written by
    Jukka Kärkkäinen
    Starring
    Jukka Kärkkäinen, Riku Kärkkäinen, Teemu Nikki, Mika Hautamäki, Arthur Franck
    Cinematography
    Jani Kumpulainen
    Runtime
    9 min
    Country
    Finland
    Languages
    Finnish

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