Cognitio (2018): Cast
Cognitio is a 2018 short drama directed by Rebecca Emcken, starring Lasse Steen Jensen as Tobias, Lior David Cohen and Mikkel Rishøj. It runs 20 minutes and was made on a reported $45,000 budget.
- Released
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Director
- Rebecca Emcken
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Danish - Studio
- Veon Productions
- Budget
- $45K
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Cognitio About?
The premise of Cognitio without spoilers.
Tobias, a reclusive young man, finds himself hospitalized in a psychiatric institution. While there, he befriends Emil, a boy with a strikingly different perspective on their circumstances. Their developing friendship challenges Tobias's perceptions and tests the limits of his understanding, as he confronts his own mental state and the nature of their shared reality.
Cognitio Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- friendship between boys
- psychiatric hospital
- friendship
- schizophrenia
- mental illness
- told in flashback
- homoeroticism
- split screen
- loneliness
- caught masturbating
- erotic fantasy
- masturbation
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- delusion
- boy
- teenage boy
- one word title
- hospital
- psychiatric patient
- therapist
- female therapist
- therapy
- psychiatrist
- female psychiatrist
- reference to nirvana
- drawing
- portrait drawing
- flashback
- delusional boy
- delusional man
- friend
- roommate roommate relationship
- split personality
- schizophrenic boy
- schizophrenic man
- unreliable narrator
- mentally ill boy
- mentally ill man
- mentally ill protagonist
- hallucination
- imaginary friend
- imaginary person
- injection
- hysterical outburst
- outburst
- failed expectation
- betrayal
- betrayal by a friend
- room search
- disbelief
- listening to music
Cognitio Cast & Characters
Lasse Steen Jensen leads the cast as Tobias, with Lior David Cohen as Emil and Mikkel Rishøj as Frederik. Directed by Rebecca Emcken.
- Director Rebecca Emcken
- Lasse Steen Jensen as Tobias
- Lior David Cohen as Emil
- Mikkel Rishøj as Frederik
Cognitio Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 featurette.
- Featurette COGNITIO (Danish short film) - FULL MOVIE
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Cognitio FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, budget, post-credit scenes and language of Cognitio, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Cognitio?
Cognitio runs 20 minutes.
When was Cognitio released?
Cognitio was released on October 8, 2018.
Who directed Cognitio?
Cognitio was directed by Rebecca Emcken.
More films by Rebecca Emcken Who is in the cast of Cognitio?
Cognitio stars Lasse Steen Jensen as Tobias, Lior David Cohen as Emil and Mikkel Rishøj as Frederik.
What was the budget of Cognitio?
Cognitio had a reported budget of $45,000.
Does Cognitio have a post-credit scene?
No. Cognitio has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Cognitio in?
The original language of Cognitio is Danish.
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