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Father

1998 · 26 min

A quiet, uneasy short that makes you feel the weight of a parent's control pressing in on a child.

Directed by
Mart Kivastik
Starring
Lembit Ulfsak, Silver Sepping, Jan Uuspõld
Overview
Story about a single father who restricts every aspect of his life and tries to raise his son in the same way.

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Directed by
Mart Kivastik
Starring
Lembit Ulfsak, Silver Sepping, Jan Uuspõld
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Mart Kivastik
Starring
Lembit Ulfsak, Silver Sepping, Jan Uuspõld, Taavi Teplenkov
Runtime
26 min
Country
Estonia
Languages
Estonian

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