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After

2023 · 18 min

A quiet, heavy chamber piece that sits with a grieving man's anger and asks you to weigh duty against rage.

Directed by
Thomas Angeletti
Genres
Drama
Starring
Beth Metcalf, Timothy J. Cox
Overview
After the murder of his police officer son in the line of duty, a father, himself a veteran police detective, must choose between following the law and seeking vengeance.

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Directed by
Thomas Angeletti
Genres
Drama
Starring
Beth Metcalf, Timothy J. Cox
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • grief
  • revenge
  • justice
  • morality
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Thomas Angeletti
Written by
Timothy J. Cox
Starring
Beth Metcalf, Timothy J. Cox
Cinematography
Jake Reynolds
Runtime
18 min
Languages
English

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