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Bitter Weeds

2024 · 13 min

A quiet, uncomfortable visit that slowly tightens as a boy's mischief gives way to something sadder and stranger.

Directed by
Reuben Hamlyn
Genres
Drama
Starring
Oliver Finnegan, Eileen Davies
Overview
Mischievous 16-year-old Liam is sent to look after his dementia-suffering grandmother Patricia who unravels as she repeatedly mistakes him for her cheating late husband.

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Directed by
Reuben Hamlyn
Genres
Drama
Starring
Oliver Finnegan, Eileen Davies
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • family
    • grief
    • identity
    • aging
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Reuben Hamlyn
    Written by
    Reuben Hamlyn
    Starring
    Oliver Finnegan, Eileen Davies
    Cinematography
    Theo Gray
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    United States of America

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