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The coffin

1976 · 28 min

A quiet, talky short that builds mild suspense from a simple con played out among rural townsfolk.

Genres
Drama
Overview
A group of thieves pretend to be men carrying an empty coffin and ask some rich people in the town to let them leave the dirty coffin there because it was raining and it could get wet.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Deception, greed, class
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

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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
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Enrique Rodríguez Baixeras
    Written by
    Francisco Taxes
    Starring
    Xosé Mauriño, Manoel Bermúdez, Queta Ariel
    Runtime
    28 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Galician

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