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Gecko

2006 · 7 min

A short, quietly devastating slice of rural life that sits with a child's fear and misplaced loyalty, leaving a heavy ache.

Directed by
Theresa von Eltz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alexander Frattini, Gareth Clarke, Jarka Rudavaská
Overview
Deep in the countryside, near a dilapidated mobile home, a small boy is playing while a man is beating his mother. Yet, because this is the only family he has, the boy tries to make the man stay by offering him the only present he can give.

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Directed by
Theresa von Eltz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alexander Frattini, Gareth Clarke, Jarka Rudavaská
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • survival
  • parenthood
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
Action1
Horror3
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Theresa von Eltz
Starring
Alexander Frattini, Gareth Clarke, Jarka Rudavaská
Runtime
7 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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