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Short film

Ribs

2023 · 13 min

An abstract, uneasy short that feels like a dreamlike game, asking patience as it slowly blurs imagination and reality.

Directed by
Esben Sloth
Genres
Drama
Overview
As a mother ascends a seemingly endless staircase, she plays a dark game with her son where nothing but their imagination sets the limits.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Parenthood, identity, isolation
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Esben Sloth
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism3
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Esben Sloth
    Written by
    Daniela Esposito
    Starring
    Mariana Čížková, Martin Pozler
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Czech

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