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Mermaids

2024 · 16 min

A quiet, tender slice of life that lingers on hardship and small moments of care.

Directed by: Sarah Malléon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julien Béramis, Jade Cyrille, Patrick Hierso

Overview: Daniel, a widowed father in northern Martinique, lives with his 8-year-old daughter, Soraya. A fisherman and restaurateur, he struggles to survive in a town plagued by economic and social crises.

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Directed by: Sarah Malléon
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julien Béramis, Jade Cyrille, Patrick Hierso

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
grief
parenthood
class
Places: small town
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Sarah Malléon
Written by: Sarah Malléon
Starring: Julien Béramis, Jade Cyrille, Patrick Hierso
Runtime: 16 min
Country: Martinique
Languages: French, Haitian; Haitian Creole

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