Short film

True Pain

2018 · 5 min

A brief, unsettling plunge into one woman's compulsion, more mood and discomfort than story, leaving a lingering chill.

Directed by: Kasper Juhl
Genres: Drama, Horror
Starring: Mie Gren, Marie-Louise Damgaard, Louise Gammelgaard

Overview: A character study of Simone Gregersen - a young woman addicted to pain.

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Directed by: Kasper Juhl
Genres: Drama, Horror
Starring: Mie Gren, Marie-Louise Damgaard, Louise Gammelgaard

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: addiction
obsession
isolation
identity
trauma
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, horror
Directed by: Kasper Juhl
Written by: Kasper Juhl
Starring: Mie Gren, Marie-Louise Damgaard, Louise Gammelgaard
Runtime: 5 min
Country: Denmark
Languages: Danish

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