Short film

Cherry on Top

2024 · 17 min

A cold, uncomfortable plunge into trauma and justice that leaves you unsettled long after its brief runtime ends.

Overview: Mara is a law student incapable of feeling emotions. How will she react, then, when she discovers that her rapist is a redeemed and happy man? How will she compare the law with her idea of justice?
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Trauma, justice, revenge, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
justice
revenge
morality
grief
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Nandi Nastasja
Written by: Emma Holzapfel, Nandi Nastasja
Starring: Michael Foerster, Jule Hermann, Mona Kloos, Marina Spalluto, Chieloka Jairus
Cinematography: Benedict Uphoff
Runtime: 17 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German