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A game with familiar experiences. The wife working in kitchen before Christmas. The husband in dining room, grumpy. A young man, lonely, calling his father and being part of a small talk with a not so surprising end.

It is a fair , inspired in profound sense, collection of very familiar states and the manner to use them, in simple , seductive, fresh way, can be the main virtue of this short film about family, loneliness, need to hear the voice of the other and the air before Christmas.

Beautiful cinematography, touching performance of Alan Tripney , great job of Peter Mullan, becoming one with his armchair. And the pseudo-wall between kitchen and living room is one of the most powerful symbols of film.

The result - just a gem.