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Movie poster: Slapper (2008)
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Slapper

2008 · 15 min Drama
3.5 / 10 · TMDB

A young boy watches a fight in a crowded bar: a masked man versus the people’s champ. But rather than boxing, this is an adult, brutal version of ‘Slaps’ – slaps that can break a man’s hand. Three years ago, James’ alcoholic father Michael left him and his mother, but promised he’d be back to make them proud – now, James believes the man in the mask is his father, returning as a hero, but things are not what they seem...

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Year 2008
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama
Director Chiwetel Ejiofor
Runtime 15 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.5/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs a fragile world of childhood perception, where hope acts as a shield against a harsh truth. It explores the boundary between a myth born of desperation and the painful onset of maturity.

What lingers after viewing is a heavy, gritty immersion into a worn-down reality, where every slap echoes a family's collapse. A sense of bitter clarity is the film's lasting residue. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Watch alone late at night, lights dimmed. The atmosphere demands quiet immersion.

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