While the film was produced in 2009, searches often link it to 2021 due to its continued presence on digital platforms and film review sites like Letterboxd and IMDb , where viewers have recently "rediscovered" the short. Sekunder (Short 2009) - IMDb
Unlike Hollywood’s Inception (released a year later in 2010), Sekunder did not rely on VFX spectacle. Instead, it used long, unbroken takes and diegetic sound design. The protagonist realizes he is living the same 60 seconds of a car ride to the hospital repeatedly, but each "sekund" is slightly different. One second, his wife is in the passenger seat; the next, she is a ghost. sekunder 2009 short film 2021