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Poster for My Superhero

My Superhero

2010 · 15 min

A gentle, thoughtful short that quietly complicates a child's idea of heroism.

Directed by
P.V. Lehtinen
Genres
Drama, Family
Overview
Country boy Oskari travels with his mother to the city. There he meets his superhero. However, all is not quite as seven-year-old Oskari imagined. He is faced with a difficult choice. Superhero is dark-skinned and doesn´t look like the action figure he owns.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, family, race, coming-of-age
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
P.V. Lehtinen
Genres
Drama, Family
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, family
    Directed by
    P.V. Lehtinen
    Written by
    P.V. Lehtinen
    Starring
    Aapo Pääkkölä, Valtteri Hakulinen, Milka Ahlroth, Minna Koskela, Omar Marcus, Christopher Reeve
    Cinematography
    Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
    Runtime
    15 min
    Country
    Finland
    Languages
    Finnish

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