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Essentially Painless

2024

A wry, uncomfortable comedy that turns an awkward clinic visit into a sharp, squirm-inducing meditation on being heard.

Directed by
Sam Seccombe
Genres
Comedy
Overview
When Ella makes an emergency visit to a sexual health clinic, her ludicrous experience leaves her questioning the value of her own voice.
How it feels
Satirical, cynical, absurd and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Identity, isolation, gender, power
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Sam Seccombe
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Sam Seccombe
Starring
Niamh McCormack, Dominique Hamilton, Tim Preston, Jung Sun den Hollander
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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