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Guidance

2009 · 75 min

A quiet, uneasy chamber piece that starts dryly comic and slowly curdles into something uncomfortable and strange.

Directed by
Johan Jonason
Genres
Drama
Starring
Björn Andersson, Eva Fritjofson, Emil Johnsen
Tagline
Guidance is a film about ordinary people in extraordinary situations.
Overview
Roy has lost his motivation and spends his days at home. Finally his wife can't take it anymore and sends him away on an alternative treatment. The method is ridiculous. Roy doesn't understand what he's doing there. The therapist is strange, so strange that Roy suspects that something is wrong. When he wants to leave, things get unpleasant for real.

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Directed by
Johan Jonason
Genres
Drama
Starring
Björn Andersson, Eva Fritjofson, Emil Johnsen
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • identity
    • deception
    • madness
    Places
    • single country house
    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
    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Johan Jonason
    Written by
    Johan Jonason
    Starring
    Björn Andersson, Eva Fritjofson, Emil Johnsen, Ronald Jones, Vanna Rosenberg, Yvonne Lombard, Jimmy Lindström, Maria Selbing
    Runtime
    75 min
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    English, Swedish

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