Short film

À Deriva

1960 · 37 min

A quiet, introspective plunge into one young man's fragile inner world, asking patience and rewarding it with unease.

Directed by: Elda Priami, Juan Siringo
Starring: Jesus Padilha, Odete Matarazzo, Karin Rodrigues

Overview: The existential drama of a young man with his own reality.

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Directed by: Elda Priami, Juan Siringo
Starring: Jesus Padilha, Odete Matarazzo, Karin Rodrigues

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
grief
memory
madness
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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