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Picknick

2022 · 14 min

An uneasy slow-burn short that turns a sunny, ordinary outing into something quietly unsettling and strange.

Overview
A young couple goes out for a picnic on a big empty field. When another couple shows up with identical clothes and food everything takes a strange turn.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • deception
    • isolation
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Saga Stoltz Sörnäs, Jonathan Elfving
    Written by
    Saga Stoltz Sörnäs, Jonathan Elfving
    Starring
    Magnus Af Sandeberg, Andrea Håkansson, Petter W. Roman, Jane Smith
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    Swedish

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