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Rotten

May 9, 2025DramaThriller
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The short film "Rotten" follows a group of university students who make an unexpected and frightening discovery while collecting soil samples for a school assignment.There are dead animals in the forest and when the sample is analyzed under a microscope, it quickly decomposes.The same thing that happens in the microscope seems to happen in nature...

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Drama64
Tension60
Craft33
Action18
Wonder18
Humour5

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The short film "Rotten" follows a group of university students who make an unexpected and frightening discovery while collecting soil samples for a school assignment. There are dead animals in the forest and when the sample is analyzed under a microscope, it quickly decomposes. The same thing that happens in the microscope seems to happen in nature... What should they do now?

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May 9, 2025
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Swedish
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