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The Wasteman

2024 · 81 min

A slow, hushed trudge through a dead village that feels like a waking dream, demanding patience and rewarding it with unease.

Directed by
Ahmad Bahrami
Genres
Drama
Overview
A strange and silent village, lifeless and seemingly bereft of all apparent life. There, a determinedly mannered middle-aged carriage driver drags a lifeless body towards the cemetery.

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Directed by
Ahmad Bahrami
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • fate
  • faith
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ahmad Bahrami
Written by
Ahmad Bahrami
Runtime
81 min
Country
Iran
Languages
Persian

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