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Public/Private

2004 · 15 min

A short, grim plunge into a broken system where help never comes and the mood stays heavy.

Directed by
Christoph Behl
Genres
Drama
Starring
Federico Abelenda, Christoph Behl, Diego De Paula
Overview
Devised as a critique of Argentina's national crisis in 2002. A young cyclist is run over and badly injured by a couple of gangsters. Neither the private nor the state-run emergency services manage to save her.

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Directed by
Christoph Behl
Genres
Drama
Starring
Federico Abelenda, Christoph Behl, Diego De Paula
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • class
  • death
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Christoph Behl
Written by
Christoph Behl
Starring
Federico Abelenda, Christoph Behl, Diego De Paula, Carlos Eduardo Espinosa
Runtime
15 min
Country
Argentina
Languages
Spanish

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