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Violet

2024 · 21 min

A quiet, uncomfortable coming-of-age watch that simmers with awkward tension and fragile vulnerability.

Directed by
Laura Engelhardt
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jasper Bartels, Lila Redlich, Sabine Timoteo
Overview
After an argument with his mother, 12-year-old Dan, who suffers from scoliosis, seeks love and intimacy from 17-year-old Anna, who is supposed to look after him. While his mother, who works for a security company, is on the night shift, Dan and Anna cross set boundaries.

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Directed by
Laura Engelhardt
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jasper Bartels, Lila Redlich, Sabine Timoteo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
21 min
Country
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Languages
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