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For Julian

2003 · 6 min

A tense, unsettling short that thrusts you into sudden danger and leaves you uneasy.

Directed by
Tim Fehlbaum
Genres
Drama
Starring
Benjamin Mährlein, Marie Leuenberger, Gabriel Raab
Overview
On his birthday, Julian opens a card from his father with a 500 euro note. He then leaves the apartment to meet his girlfriend. As they greet each other, he is overpowered by three masked people, tied up and thrown into a trunk. He is blindfolded and tied to a chair.

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Directed by
Tim Fehlbaum
Genres
Drama
Starring
Benjamin Mährlein, Marie Leuenberger, Gabriel Raab
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Tim Fehlbaum
Written by
Tim Fehlbaum
Starring
Benjamin Mährlein, Marie Leuenberger, Gabriel Raab, Christian Bach, Marcel Delmer, Boris Jendreyko, Oliver Kahl, Ingo Mayr-Knoch
Runtime
6 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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