Short film

Two People Exchanging Saliva

2025 · 36 min

A strange, deadpan dystopia that makes forbidden tenderness feel both absurd and devastating.

Tagline: Lovers from afar
Overview: In a society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face, Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by a playful salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.
How it feels: Absurd, dark, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, obsession, isolation, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
obsession
isolation
betrayal
death
Places: big city
workplace
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild