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The Sentence

1997 · 15 min

A cold, quiet short that plays like a tense moral fable, its stark black-and-white images and slow dread pressing on you.

Directed by
Mauro Losa
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Marion Cotillard, Bernard Haller, Janine Michel
Overview
A beat-up camper approaches a snow-covered mountain military check point. A pale sun is rising as a prelude to a chilly morning. The passengers are two old people who are trying to avoid the national draft of their grandson. They hide the kid in a coffin, pretending he's dead. But the commander discovers the young deserter.

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Directed by
Mauro Losa
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Marion Cotillard, Bernard Haller, Janine Michel
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • family
    • survival
    • deception
    • fate
    Places
    • countryside
    • military
    Era
    period
    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
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, war
    Directed by
    Mauro Losa
    Written by
    Mauro Losa
    Starring
    Marion Cotillard, Bernard Haller, Janine Michel, Pierre Mifsud, Patrick Saverioni
    Cinematography
    Thomas Hardmeier
    Runtime
    15 min
    Languages
    French

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