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Morena

1986 · 65 min

A quiet, melancholic character study that drifts through bars and fleeting encounters, leaving a sense of loneliness and emotional distance.

Overview
Redbeard leaves Finland to spend time in Berlin wandering in and out of bars. He meets up with a beautiful Italian waitress, who spends one night with him but is then dismissed.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • isolation
  • love
  • identity
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Anssi Mänttäri
Written by
Anssi Mänttäri
Starring
Anssi Mänttäri, Caroline Krüger, Claes Andersson, Dan van Husen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Heikki Ortamo
Music
Anssi Mänttäri, Jukka Hakoköngäs
Cinematography
Heikki Katajisto
Runtime
65 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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