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Stories of Lost Souls

2004 · 90 min

A patchwork of tense, melancholy vignettes that asks you to lean in and sit with unresolved longing.

Genres
Drama
Tagline
What defies Expectations leads to the Unpredictable
Overview
Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to overcome.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • identity
  • obsession
  • redemption
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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