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The Assistant

2024 · 19 min

A quiet, watchful short that builds unease through a child's observant eyes in a cramped, everyday setting.

Overview
13-year-old Clara works as her father’s assistant in an informal dental office, which is located above a Peruvian-Chinese restaurant. At lunch time, a new patient arrives who isn’t registered for an appointment that day, causing Clara suspicion.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • family
  • work
  • class
  • isolation
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Pierre Llanos
Written by
Pierre Llanos
Starring
Illari Pérez, Pold Gastello, Yaremis Rebaza, Gladys Hishikawa
Cinematography
Edgar Sardón Sáenz
Runtime
19 min
Country
Peru
Languages
Spanish

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