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The Recreant

18 min

A tense, intimate standoff in a dusty barn, weighted with fear and fragile trust.

Overview
During a time of devastating war, a girl finds a runaway soldier hiding in a barn she used to play in as a child.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
war, drama
Directed by
Gilles Geary
Written by
Gilles Geary
Starring
Gilles Geary, Anastasia Russo, Jonathan D. Mellor, Ana del Arco
Runtime
18 min
Languages
English

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