Vanilla Cake

It reminds other horror films. Fragments of stories, tension, rage of a teenager, a gesture and a dark discover. But the references are used in wise manner, the cinematography is beautiful, the acting well and the story of mother ignoring his boy desires or his sensitivity are pillars of a drama who, in its last part, gives answers, proposes a special state and symbols about apparences, stories, a teenager, in his birthday day, being near two special corpses. It reminds many influences. And it does that in good manner.

What would you do if you were served the wrong cake on your birthday, and the person serving it didn't even care? In this dysfunctional family, things take an unexpected turn when the teenage son turns 16 and is served a vanilla cake instead of the chocolate one he wanted. The events that follow lead to a shocking discovery that raises more questions than answers. However, those questions are never addressed, as Vanilla Cake's runtime is only seven minutes. This horror short has an interesting concept, and the plot twists genuinely surprised me. What's worse is that the film feels disturbingly realistic in some ways.