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After Dark

2024 · 10 min

A short, uneasy night walk that keeps you leaning in, second-guessing every word as trust slowly curdles into doubt.

Overview
On his way home one night, Kristian encounters a young woman in desperate need of help. He agrees to accompany her to the train station, but soon begins questioning her story.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • deception
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Iain Forbes
Written by
Andreas Lübker
Starring
Simen Bostad, Billie Barker, Håkon Ramstad
Cinematography
Øyvind Svanes Lunde
Runtime
10 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Norwegian

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