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Little Man

2006 · 13 min

A light, playful short about a boy's earnest, slightly awkward experiment in figuring out girls, easy to watch and gently funny.

Directed by
Esben Tønnesen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Nikolaj Rasmussen, Malene Rasmussen, Philip Gjedde
Overview
Young Matthias was in school assignment to write an essay on any subject. The boy decides to go with the responsibility to implement it - he wants to make a guide to communicating with girls. But where to get the information he needs? Can the attitude of boys and girls be defined by rules? So Matthias decides to conduct his own research.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Esben Tønnesen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Nikolaj Rasmussen, Malene Rasmussen, Philip Gjedde
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • identity
    • love
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Esben Tønnesen
    Written by
    Rasmus Valentin, Carsten Søsted
    Starring
    Nikolaj Rasmussen, Malene Rasmussen, Philip Gjedde, Lotte Bergstrøm, Beate Bille
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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