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The Ballad

2025 · 14 min

A tight, uncomfortable little pressure cooker where a small defiant act curdles into social awkwardness you can't look away from.

Overview
A fed up food delivery worker chooses a split second act of rebellion - one that results in an awkward, spiraling dance between the classes of 21st century Sweden.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • race
  • power
  • rebellion
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
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
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, thriller
Directed by
Christofer Nilsson
Written by
Christofer Nilsson
Starring
Nayeem Mahbub, Anna Granath, Anders Blentare, Thomas Engelbrektson
Cinematography
Manuel Meinhardt
Runtime
14 min
Country
France, Sweden
Languages
Bengali, English, Swedish

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