Short film

Marathon

1997 · 25 min

A quiet, unsettling ride through institutional neglect and buried ambition, unfolding with slow, melancholic unease.

Overview: The year is 1972. Finnish endurance running is in its golden age. The head physician of a mental hospital goes on a bike ride with a marathon runner who has been forgotten in hospital for years. But the ride doesn't follow the expected route...
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, obsession, memory, freedom
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
obsession
memory
freedom
madness
Places: hospital
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none