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Icebreaker

14 min

A tight, talky little chamber piece where awkward strangers circle each other, mixing mild comedy with a slowly tightening unease.

Directed by
David Eusebio
Genres
Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Aryan Varma, Kapila Rego, Leah Beaudry
Overview
Four strangers struggle to figure out why they matched on Icebreaker, a friend-finding app.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
David Eusebio
Genres
Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Aryan Varma, Kapila Rego, Leah Beaudry
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • isolation
    • deception
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    thriller, comedy, drama
    Directed by
    David Eusebio
    Written by
    David Eusebio
    Starring
    Aryan Varma, Kapila Rego, Leah Beaudry, James Hunter
    Runtime
    14 min
    Languages
    English, Portuguese

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