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A 30-minute existential gut-punch about the conspiracy of being... fine.
TMDB
70
IMDb
72

Still World (2005)

Office-drone dreadDutch deadpanKafkaesque bureaucracy

Overview

Photofilm about a journalist of a local newspaper who feels his life has come to a standstill, until he discovers a conspiracy of mediocrity...

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Standout Aspects

Direction

Van Strien crafts dread from fluorescent lighting and photocopier hum.

Acting

Van Huêt's silently crumbling everyman is devastatingly relatable.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you're questioning your own life choices.·Streaming: Perfect short-film palate cleanser between bloated prestige TV.
Heads up:Triggers: Depiction of workplace despair may hit too close to home.
E

Director

Elbert van Strien

ReleasedDec 22, 2005
Runtime30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Fedja van Huêt

Fedja van Huêt

Daan Schuurmans

Daan Schuurmans

Lukas Dijkema

Lukas Dijkema

Guus van der Made

Guus van der Made

Sacha Bulthuis

Sacha Bulthuis

Hadewych Minis

Hadewych Minis

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Cultural

Part of a wave of early-2000s Dutch cinema exploring white-collar malaise, influenced by the country's economic stagnation period.

Trivia

Van Strien later directed 'Two Eyes Staring' and 'The Domestics,' returning to similar themes of domestic unease.

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