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Firelight

2023 · 38 min

A quiet, aching encounter that lingers in silences and unspoken history, like catching your breath on a train platform.

Directed by
Gage Oxley
Genres
Drama
Starring
James Coutsavlis, Nathaniel Farah, Rosie Steel
Overview
A chance encounter on a train pulls scouse lads Kane and Jacob back into the suffocating exploration of their enigmatic feelings. But things have changed - England has hosted the Euro 96, Diana is dead, and Kane has a boyfriend.

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Directed by
Gage Oxley
Genres
Drama
Starring
James Coutsavlis, Nathaniel Farah, Rosie Steel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • identity
  • love
  • memory
  • isolation
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Gage Oxley
Written by
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Starring
James Coutsavlis, Nathaniel Farah, Rosie Steel, Joseph Gallogly
Runtime
38 min
Country
United Kingdom

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