The Birch
2016 · 4 min · Director: Ben Franklin, Anthony Melton
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Tormented by Kris, the school's alpha male and fearsome bully, Shaun, a timid schoolboy, has endured one humiliation too many. As a result, on his grandmother's dying bed, a precious, yet odd keepsake is bestowed to Kris; one that promises to keep him safe in her absence. "She will look after you, protect you, just as I have always done.. just as she did for me", were her last words, however, what does grandma mean?
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The Birch (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Horror, Short. AI estimate.
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Cast
Shaun
The Birch
Details
- Directed by
- Ben Franklin, Anthony Melton
- Written by
- Ben Franklin, Anthony Melton, Cliff Wallace
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 4 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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