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Des vagues

2024 · 11 min

A quiet, uneasy short that lingers on ordinary moments before a sudden off-screen shock, leaving a somber aftertaste.

Overview
Tomorrow, Dylan is taking his mother on vacation to see the ocean. As he comes home from work, a gunshot rings out in the neighbor’s barn.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • parenthood
  • violence
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Charles Grammare
Written by
Charles Grammare
Starring
Grégoire Dumonteaux, Gabriel Gozlan-Hagendorf, Delphine Bronzi, Olivier Banse
Runtime
11 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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