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Floppenheimer

8 min

A short, gentle comic slice of student anxiety that coasts on charm and a light underdog ache.

Directed by
Julian Cipriano
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Lukas Galik, Nele Rodefeld, Narmin Al-Mashadani
Overview
A struggling student attempts to pass his Calc class in order to get into the university of his dreams.

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Directed by
Julian Cipriano
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Lukas Galik, Nele Rodefeld, Narmin Al-Mashadani
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • education
  • ambition
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
Julian Cipriano
Runtime
8 min
Country
Canada

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