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Cotton Fever

2023 · 18 min

A grim, claustrophobic slice of desperation that weighs on you long after its short runtime ends.

Overview
James, a low level drug dealer and addict, struggles to raise money for a new family.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • family
  • survival
  • class
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Daniel Blake Schwartz
Written by
Daniel Blake Schwartz
Starring
David Bushery, Corrie Legge, Dennis Mackenzie, Marvin Novogrodski, Jeff Saint-Dic
Cinematography
Tommy Fitzgerald
Runtime
18 min
Languages
English

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