But I Want To Leave The Party
An intimate French-language short drama follows Ellie as a desire to leave a party opens onto a deeper emotional crisis in conversation with a doctor.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- intimate
- serious
- tense
- short film festival viewing
- quiet evening viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The fifteen-minute runtime and two-character cast indicate a tightly concentrated dramatic situation.
The title foregrounds Ellie’s insistence that she wants to leave the party, making escape the film’s defining dramatic impulse.
Doctor Lévesque is one of only two credited characters, placing a doctor-patient interaction at the center of the film’s available premise.
The sparse cast of Tiffany Lauren Lauren Bennicke and Gilles Plouffe suggests an intimate, performance-led format.
Films like But I Want To Leave The Party, and why
The Neighbors' Window
shared intimate dramatic focus, compressed runtime, and emotionally urgent character-centered storytelling
The Silent Child
shared short-form drama, subjective emotional intensity, and a contained crisis built around a central character
The Phone Call
shared minimalist dramatic storytelling, psychological pressure, and emphasis on performance over spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Gilles Plouffe
- Release Date
- 2022-09-28
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Tiffany Lauren Bennicke
- Gilles Plouffe
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is But I Want To Leave The Party about?
- An intimate French-language short drama follows Ellie as a desire to leave a party opens onto a deeper emotional crisis in conversation with a doctor.
- What is But I Want To Leave The Party like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of But I Want To Leave The Party as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is But I Want To Leave The Party violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in But I Want To Leave The Party.
- Which films are like But I Want To Leave The Party?
- Films with a similar feel include The Neighbors' Window, The Silent Child, and The Phone Call.
- How long is But I Want To Leave The Party?
- But I Want To Leave The Party runs 15 minutes.
- Where can I watch But I Want To Leave The Party?
- In United States, But I Want To Leave The Party is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV Store.
