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Silent Things

2010 · 13 min

A quiet, closely observed short that sits with its characters and lets small social frictions carry real weight.

Directed by: Rob Brown
Genres: Drama
Starring: Andrew Scott, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Georgia Groome

Overview: An autistic man and woman's friendship becomes tested when a 15-year old girl comes between them.

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Directed by: Rob Brown
Genres: Drama
Starring: Andrew Scott, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Georgia Groome

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: friendship
isolation
identity
betrayal
loneliness
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Rob Brown
Written by: Edward Jackson, Rob Brown
Starring: Andrew Scott, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Georgia Groome, David Kayser, Leigh Haywood, Sasha Paul
Cinematography: Justin Brown
Runtime: 13 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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