Short film

Todsicher

2023 · 36 min

A chilly, deadpan crime short that coils its small-town grimness around bureaucratic loopholes and quiet manipulation.

Overview: In Franconia, an ice-cold mortician manipulates his shy colleague into murder. To cover up the crime, they exploit a loophole in the Bavarian legal code.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, tense and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, deception, corruption, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
corruption
guilt
morality
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none