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BOY

2023 · 16 min

A quiet, uneasy drift through fragile friendship and looming change, with cold water and unspoken fears pressing in.

Directed by
Gintė Regina
Genres
Drama
Overview
Lina is Elena’s best friend, but now she is pregnant with Tomas’ baby and Elena fears being abandoned. The trio of Lithuanian immigrants set out on one last, illegal fishing trip before the arrival of the child, where Elena tries to save her friendship in the face of change.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, isolation, immigration, betrayal
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
Drama
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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
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Gintė Regina
Written by
Gintė Regina
Starring
Irena Sikorskytė, Jovita Jankelaitytė, Dovydas Stončius
Cinematography
Evelyn Lyndberg
Runtime
16 min
Country
Lithuania, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Lithuanian

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